Chinese Names of Streets and
Places in Singapore and the
Malay Peninsula.
By H. W. Firmstone.
In two previous Journals lists of the Chinese names of
streets in Singapore and in Penang have been published by Mr.
Haughton and Lo Man Yuk (XXIII and .)
Mr. Firmstone continues and adds to this work the follow¬
ing Chinese names and translations.
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
i.
—Chinese names of
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
1. Albert Street
(i) Bo moa n -iu koi
(ii) Mang-ku-lu seng-
ong-kong.
Mo ma-yau kai
2. Almeida Street ..
Gu-chhia-chui hi-hng
au.
Ngau-chhe-shui hei-
yiin hau kai.
3. Amoy Street
(i) Ma-cho-kiong au ...
(iii) Gi-oh khau
(ii) Kun-yam miu hau
kai.
(iv) Ha mun kai
4. Angus Street
Kam-kong Ma-lak-kah
neng-chhun hi-hng
tui-bin koi.
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Streets in Singapore.
Chinese Characters.
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Remarks as to Meaning.
‘Grind oil of sesamum street’: ^.e.the street
where oil is expressed from Sesamum.
(ii) ‘Bencoolen joss’: i.e. the street of the
Bencoolen street district joss.
‘ Behind the Bullock-cart-water theatre '‘i.e.
the street behind the Chinese theatre in
Kreta Ayer, (of Smith street and Sago
street).
(i) ‘Behind the temple of Ma-cho’.
(ii) ‘The street behind the temple of Kun-
Yam’. (The same temple is used for
the worship both of the godddess Ma¬
cho, and of the goddess Kun-yam.)
P
(iii) ‘ Free school mouth ’ i.e. in front of
the Free school, there being a Chinese
School in Amoy street.
(iv) ‘Amoy street’. (‘Ha-mun’ is the Can¬
tonese pronunciation* of the characters
representing the name of the place
Amoy).
‘ Kampong Malacca chop ‘ Heng Chhun’
theatre opposite street’ i.e. the street in
Kampong Malacca opposite the theatre
of chop ‘Heng Chhun’.) (Angus street
is one of a dozen or more streets in the
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
5. Ann Siang Hill ...
1
Chui-lan teng
Sui-lan theng
6. Annamallai Chitty
(i) Tek-kha Khut-thau
(i) Chuk-keuk kwat-
lane.
hang.
(ii) Tek-kha tng-tiam
tui-bin te-sa n -tiau.
thau hong.
(ii) Chuk-keuk tong-
pho tui-min tai-sam-
thiu.
7. Anson Road
(i) Lau toa-peh-kong
hit-tiau.
(ii) Ti ku pa-sat khi
Tan-jong Pa-kat hai-
ki n hit-tion.
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57
Chinese Characters
:
Remarks as to Meaning.
Karupong Malacca district and no Chin¬
aman would think of giving the name
quoted, but would be content with the
indefinite expression ‘ Kam-kong Ma-
lak-kah .’ The neighbourhood contains
but few Cantonese, and they would
use ‘ Kam-pong Ma-lak-kah.’
'
‘The ‘ehui-lan’ pavilion’. (There used to be
a club on this hill, known by this
name).
mmmfi
(i) ‘The cul-de-sac in ‘TekKhaV (Tek
Kha’ means ‘footof the bamboos’ and
is the universal name for all the Selegie
Eoad neighbourhood).
m
(ii) ‘ The third (street) opposite the ‘ Tek-
kha’pawnshop.’ (Thereis a pawnshop
in Selegie Road, and opposite it three
narrow lanes lead off, viz. Veerappa
Chetty lane, Nagapa lane, and this
one.)
mm&iM
(i) ‘ Old idol street.’ (There is an old
temple at Tanjong Pagar.)
eJWime.it
mm MMM
(ii) ‘ From the old market going to Tanjong
Pagar (along) the shore, that street’.
These names are such as may be used
by Hokkiens. I can find no Cantonese
name. Far a great part of the road
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese
8. Arab Street
(i) Jiau-a koi
(ii) Yau-wa kai
9. Armenian Street ...
Seng Po toa chhuau..,
Seng Po tai ok hau-pin.
10. Bain Court
(i) Chui-sien-mng be-
liau hang-a lai.
(ii) Shui-sin-mun ma-
fong kwat-tbau hong.
11. Bain Street
\
(1) Hok-im-kuanaukoi.
(ii) Sek-a-ni le-pai-tng
tui-bin hang.
(i) Fuk-yam-kwan hau-
kai.
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59
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
there are no houses and that accounts
for the fact that there is no Chinese
name as yet crystallised for the road.)
mm#
4 Javanese street.’ (Many Javanese live here,
and the Chinese have distinguished
them as the chief inhabitants of the
street.)
4 Behind Seng Bo’s big house’. (Sing Po,
i.e. Tan Seng Po, a wealthy Chinaman,
is now dead.)
(i) 4 Water-fairy-gate stables lane within.’
pi®*
(ii) 4 Water-fairy-gate stables cul-de-sac.’
(Bain Court is a lane off North Bridge
Road. That part of North Bridge Road
is called 4 the Water-fairy-gate’ , w r hy I
cannot say, unless it is connected in any
way with the fact that there was once
a public bath in the vicinity. Douglas’
Amoy Dictionary gives 4 ehui sien mng’
‘gangway’but I know of no reason why
this part of Singapore should be socall-
ed.
muffins,
*
(i) 4 Street behind the Gospel-house.’
(ii) 4 Eurasian Church opposite lane.’
( (ii) applies also to Holloway Lane).
H.A. Soc., No. 42, 1904.
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese
12. Balestier Road ...
(i) 0 Kio.
(iii) Go-cho toa-peh-
keng.
(ii) Wu-hap thong
13. Bali Lane
(i) Sin Ba-li.
(ii) Ma-li hong.
14. Banda Street
...
Fan-tsai mei.
15. Battery Road ...
(i) Tho-kho au
1
(ii) Dho-fu fa-yiin pin.
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Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
WiM
(i) 4 Black Bridge.’
(ii) 4 Taro Pond.’
(ii) this name is also given to Delta Road
(ii) there are fields planted with this
vegetable in the Balestier Road
neighbourhood.
(iii) 4 Rochore Temple.’
(i) 4 New Bali.’
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(ii) 4 Bali Lane.’
(i) New Bali, to distinguish the lane from
Shaikh Madaesah Lane or 4 Old Bali ’
adjoining.)
Endof theforeign brothels. ( 4 Foreign 5 here
means 4 frequented by non-Chinese.’
There is nothing but a roundabout way
of expressing this Street in Hokkien ;
ef. Spring Street.)
U k
(i) 4 Behind the godowns.’
(ii) 4 Beside the garden (near the) godowns.
(There is no definite name. A China¬
man would undoubtedly have to go
into further detail to distinguish Bat¬
tery Road from adjoining Streets).
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
16. Beach Lane.
Thih pa-sat khut-thau
hang.
Thit pa-sat kwat-thau
hang.
17. Beach Boa 1.
(i) Sio-po hai-ki n .
(ii) Kam-pong hoi-pin.
(iii) Thih pa-sat khau.
(iii) Thit pa-sat hau ...
(iv) Sha-tsui hung-mo
thit-chhong tui-min.
(v) Bang heng bi-kau.
(v) Man heng mai-
kau.
(Vi) Hoi-nam w u i -
kwun hoi-pin kai.
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Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to meaning.
‘ The iron market cul-de-sac.’
(The iron market is tfte market built of
iron, i.e. Clyde Terrace Market).
(i) ‘ Small-town sea shore.’
( ‘ Sio-po ’ is 1 small town ’ i. e. that part
of Singapore to the north of the
Stamford Road Canal, as opposed to
‘ toa-po ’ or big town, the Singapore
river end of the town.)
(ii) * ‘Kampong’ sea shore.’
( Kampong means Kampong Glam, and is
practically the Cantonese equivalent
for ‘sio-po.’)
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' (iii) ‘ Iron market ’ i. e. the street to which
the iron market opens or faces (see
Beach Lane).
(iv) ‘ Tanjong Rhu European foundry
opposite.’ (This w r ould seem to be a
roundabout way of describing Beach
Road, and would probably only be
used as explanatory of (ii) (but I heard
it used).
(v) ‘Chop ‘Ban Heng’ rice-mill.’
(vi) ‘The street along the shore near the
Hailam kongsi-house.
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English. ' Hokkien.
Cantonese.
(vii) Ji-chap keng
(vii) Yi-shap kan.
1
18. Belilios Road. ... Phau-be po hang
Phau-ma po hong
19. Beneoolen Street... ;(i) Chhai-tng au.
•
(ii) Chai-thong hau.
(iil Mang-ku-lu toa lo.
(iii) Mong-kwo-lo.
20. Ben Hoon Road ... Chin-long lai.
Chau-long roi.
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Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to meaning.
ra+-
(vii) ‘ Twenty buildings. 5
(This name is more generally given to
Jalan Sultan, but the twenty houses
in question were in Beach Road!
This is only characteristic.)
‘ Race Course Lane.’
(There is no other name for this and half
a dozen other streets leading from
Serangoon Road towards the Race
Course.)
mm
(i) and (ii) Behind the Vegetarians 5 hall. 5
(There is a meeting house of a Chinese
Vegetarian guild here.)
(ii) 4 ‘ Bencoolen 5 big street. 5
1
(iii) ‘ Bencoolen. 5
(A number of streets in this neighbourhood
are spoken of as 4 Bencoolen 5 by all
classes of Chinese. It is usually ex¬
ceedingly difficult to ascertain which
street is meant).
‘ Within the spirit depot (district). 5
(There was formerly a factory of Chinese
spirit near where this road now r lies.
It is disused now. Cf. Cheang Hong
Lim Lane, where there is also a dis¬
used spirit-factory.)
R. A-. Sec.-, Xo. 42, 1904.
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
21. Bernam Street
.
Tan-jong pa-kat chin-
seng sha D khau,
i
Tan-yong pa-kat chan-
seng shan hau.
22. Bernard Street ...
Go-cho lut bo-bue hang.
Lo-cho lut mo-mei
hong.
23. Birch Road.
Phau-be po hang
Phau-raa po hong
24. Blanco Court
Gu-long lai
25. Boat Quay.
(i) Tiam-pang lo-thau
...
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67
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
Piusissea*
‘ Tanjong Pagar Chin Seng Hill mouth ’
i.e. the road on to which Chin Seng
Hill opens (or faces) at Tanjong Pagar.
(I do not suppose that this name would
help one much to locate the street
in speaking to a Chinaman, but there
are no names for this or many other
of the numerous new streets off Tan¬
jong Pagar Road, However I was
given this description as applicable to
Bernam Street among others. ‘ Chin-
Seng Hill ’ is w T hat is usually called
; Bukit Kim Cheng.’)
‘ Rochore Road no end lane.’
(This is a small blind alley off Rochore
Road.)
‘ Race Course Lane.’
(See Belilios Road).
; ‘ Within the godowns (quarter).’
| (* Gu-lang ’ is not Chinese, but is simply
‘godown’ pronounced in Hokkien
fashion. I do not know why such a
name is specified for such an insignifi¬
cant street as Blanco Court.)
1
| (i) ‘ Sampan ghaut or landing-place.’
(This applies to the lower part of Boat
Quay near Purvis Creek.)
R. A. Soc... No. 42, 1004
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
1
(ii) Chap-sa n kang
.. (ii) Shap-sam hong ...
(iii) Khe-ki n
1
; (iv) Chap-peh keng .
.. (iv) Shap-pat kan
!
,(v) Chui-chhu hue
26. Bonham Street. ..
. Tuan Kat tho-kho au- Tun kat tho-fu hau-mei.
bue
27. Bras Basah Road..
. (i) Lau kha-khu-keng
khau.
(ii) Kau ka-ku hau ...
(iii) Ho-lan-se le-pai- (iii) Fat-lan-sai lai-pai-
tng pi n ... thong pin.
(iv) Hai-ki n ang-neo
toa-oh pi n
(v) Tai shu-kwun-fong
pin.
28. Buffalo Road ... Kam-kong ka-la-bu Phau-ma po hang
phau-be po hang ...
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Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
frH-h
(ii) 4 Thirteen shops/ i. e. the part near
where Canton Street joins it.
ms
(iii) 4 River-side.’
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(iv) 4 Eighteen houses/ i. e. the part near
Circular Road.
(v) 4 Bathing-house end.’
(This name is little used : it belongs to the
Canton Street part.)
mm±m
4 At the back of Mr. Katz’ godown ’ i. s.
behind Katz Brothers’ Shop.
p i vwm%
; (i) & (ii) 4 Old Gaol Mouth.’ (The old
gaol was between Stamford Road and
Bras Basah Road. 4 Kha-khu ? means
p*^n
4 fetters ’ in Hokkien. The Cantonese
ii adapted.)
(iii) 4 Beside the French Church.’
(iv) 4 Beside the seaside English big school’
(i. e. Raffles Institute).
(v) 4 Beside the big school.’
4 Kampong (for Kandang) Kerbau Race-
^ course Lane.’
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS. &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
|
29. Buggis Street ... |
i
1
Peh sua-pu
.....
30 Bukit Timali Boad.
i i
!
!
!(i) Tek-kha knng-a ki n
(ii) Tek-kha chhung
pin.
31 Canal Boad
(i) Kam-kong Ma-lak-
kali kang-a ki n .
(ii) Pik-ki-lin au
(ii) Pak-khi-lun hau-
(pin kai).
(iii) Kong ckioh-a
(iv) Pun-so cliliia
32. Cantonmei t Boad..
Pa-so bue
Pa-so mei
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Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
‘ White-wash ’ (?)
(Sua-pu is said to be the Malay ‘ sapu; 5
but no information is forthcoming as
to the reason for the name, which I
suppose be due to the houses there
being once given an extra coat of
whitewash).
w
(i) & (ii) c The side of the stream in the
Tek-kha (or Selegie Road) district.’
asms-
(This only refers to the lower end of the
Bukit Timah Road. The Wayang
Satu and Bukit Timah village parts
are differently called; see under the
country districts.)
; (i) ‘ Beside the Kampong Malacca Stream.
(This name is practically obsolete.)
(ii) ‘ The street behind the ‘ Pickering ’
(office)’ i. e. the Chinese Protectorate.
(in) 6 Stone breaking.’
(This is the general name for Havelock
Road, but the name is also applied to
Canal Road.)
*1S®
(iv) ‘ Refuse sweeping carts.’
(Municipal refuse carts are stationed here.
jfge
1 End of (Bukit) Pasoh.’
R, .A. Sot\, No. 42, 1904.
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
33. Canton Street
. (i) Khai ki n hue n -koi-a.
(ii) Shap-sam hong
wang kai-tsai.
34. Carine Street
. (i) Go-cho lut bo-bue
hang.
|
(ii) Lo-cho kwat-thau
hong.
35. Carpenter Street..
. (i) Hi-kuan koi
(ii) Gi-hok koi
(ii) Yi-fuk kai
36. Cashin Street
. (i) Hok-im-kuan au
hue n -hang.
(i) Fuk-yam-kwun hau-
pin wang-hong.
(ii) Ka-seng koi
37. Cavenagh Road ..
. Toa-ong-sua n au koi ...
Tai-wong-shan hau kai.
38. Cecil Road
. (i) A-phien kongsi
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Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
(i) & (ii) 4 Small cross street by Boat Quay,’
(i) & (ii) 4 Cul-de-sac near Rochore
(Road).’
(cf. Bernard Street.)
mtem
(i) 4 Theatre Street.’
(The first Tiechiu theatre was in this
street.)
SIS#
(ii) 4 4 Gi-hok ’ Street.’
(The old 4 Gi-hok ’ society had a Kongsi-
house here : cf. Clarke street.)
(i) 4 The cross street behind the Gospel-
house.’
mmm
(ii) (This is phonetic for 4 Cashin.’)
mm& k
4 The street behind the Governor’s hill.’
(I do not think there is any fixed name for
Cavenagh Road, but this was given to
me to indicate it.)
(i) 4 Opium-Kongsi.’
(The headquarters of the Opium Farm have
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English..
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
(ii) Si-shii kai
(iii) Lau pa-sat ma-ta-,
chhu au. ■'
39. Cheang Hong Lim Kong chioli-a cliiu- Chau-long noi
Lane. long lai. .
40. Cheang Hong Lim Peh keng-a
Street.
41. Cheang Lim Hien Kong chioh-a chiu-long
Street. lai.
42. Cheang Wan Seng Chiu-long pi n
Road.
Chau-long noi
... Chau-long pin
43. Cheng Cheok Gu-kak hang .
Street.
Ngau-kok hong
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Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
(TWA
been in this street for the past 2T
years.)
1 (ii) Phonetic (Si-shii for Cecil.)
(iii) 4 Behind the Police Station near the old
market.’
4 Stone-breaking spirit-depot within ’ i.e.
^within spirit-depot (quarter) in the
Havelock Road neighbourhood.’
(All lower Havelock Road and district is
called 44 Stone-breaking (place).”
There is a disused spirit factory in
Cheang Chong Lim Lane which leads
| off Havelock Road. Cf : Beng Hoon
Road.)
4 Eight small buildings.’
ft®
(This is a very short street, so. the name
is not altogether inappropriate.)
(See under Cheang Hong Lim Lane.)
4 Beside the spirit-depot ’ (cf. Beng Hoon
Road.)
*34
Ox-horn lane ’ : so called because the
street runs in a semicircle, more or
less, from Tanjong Pagar Road back
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
44. China Street
(i) Kiau-keng khau ...
(iii) Gi-hin kong-si ...
(ii) Po-tsz-chheung kai
I
45. Chinchew Street...
Tau-hu koi
Tau-fu kai
46. Chin Hin Street... (i) Toa-po sim koi-a ...
(ii) Chhiu-chau san kai.
(iii) Sin pa-sat sin koi..
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
77
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
nWRt
again to Tanjong Pagar Road, form¬
ing a cresent or pair of ox-horns.
(i) ‘ Gambling houses ’ mouth. i.e. the
street on to which the gambling houses
open.
imiFV
(ii) ‘ Gambling-hall street. 5
(iii) ‘ Gi-Hin Kongsi house.’
(There was formerly a Kongsi-house of the
old Gi-Hin Society here.)
mum
‘ Bean-curd street. 5
(i) 1 Big town new little street.’
(‘ Big town ’ is distinguished from ‘ small
town,’ which is across the Stamford
Road canal ; see under Beach Road.
It is necessary to add the ‘ Big town 5
here, because there is another ‘New
Street ’ —Fraser Street—in ‘ small
town.’
(ii) ‘ Tiechiu new street.’
(The district is largely inhabited by
Tiechius, but the street itself is a Can¬
tonese brothel street.)
WfrUBff
I
(iii) ‘ New market new street. 5
(‘ New market’ is the Ellenborough Market
close by.)
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &C.
English. Hokkien.
Cantonese.
47. Chin Swee Road... j (i) Kong chioh-a ehiu-
long lai.
Chau-long noi
|
j (ii) Chin-sui koi
Chan-sui kai
(iii) Siok- ui sua n teng.
48. Chhoa Lam Street. Siok-ui sua" teng
49. Church Street ... Go-tai thien kiong
Ng-toi thin kong
50. Circular Road
.. (i) Chap-sa" hang au ...
(i) Shap-sam hong hau.
(ii) Chap-peh keng au.
(ii) Shap-pat kan hau,
51. Clarke Street
.. (i) Gi-hok kong-si au...
...
(ii) San vi-fuk kong-si
hau-pin
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c. 79
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
(i) (See under Cheang- Hong Lim Lane).
(ii) (This is an adaptation, meaning simply
Chin-swee Road—it is not commonly
used excpt by Babas.)
Mib'MM
(ii) ‘ Siok Wee’s plantation.’
(The land about here belonged to Kiong
Siok Wee.)
mmm
(See under Chin Swee Road above.)
i
4 Heavenly palace of the five generations.
(‘ Thien kiong’ Heavenly palace is an
abbreviation for ‘thien hok kiong’ i.e.
palace of heavenly bliss ; there is a
temple of this name in this street, in
which five josses of different se n or
clan-names are enshrined.)
Wa~+
(i) ‘Behind the thirteen shops’.
m at
(ii) ‘Behind the eighteen buildings’.
(Cf. Boat Quay).
(i) ‘Behind the Gi-hok Kongsi (house).’
(ii) ‘Behind the New Gi-hok Kongsi (house)
Cf. Carpenter street. The new Gi-
hok Kongsi house was near here.)
Jk A. Soc., No. 42,21904.
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CHINESES*.NAMES *OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
52. Clive Street
Kam-kong ka-poh
Kam-kong ka-pok
53. Club Street
(i) Toa-mng lai
(i) Tai-mun noi
|
(ii) Chui-lan teng
(ii) Sui-lan theng
54. Clyde Street
Thih pa-sat ma-ta-chhu
tui-bin hang.
Thit pa-sat ma-ta-liu
bui-min hong.
55. Clyde Terrace
Ua n -tiam khau
iWun-tim hau.
56. Coleman Strett ...
(i) Chin-seng chhu-pi n .
(ii) Chan-seng tai-ok
fong pin.
(iii) Hiok-ni sin chhu...
au.
•••
57. Collyer Quay
(i) Tho-kho au
•••
(ii) Tho-fu hau hoi pin
1
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS &c. 81
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
‘Kampong Kapor’.
(This street is in the Kampong Kapor
district and has no definite name. Cf.
Dunlop street.)
(i) ‘Within the big gate 5 . (This has dis¬
appeared).
(ii) ‘Chu-lan pavilion 5 (see under Ann
Siang Hill).
p £ s * *
‘The lane opposite the Police Station near
the iron market. 5
‘ Crockery-shop mouth, 5 i.e . opposite the
mouth of the street where these shops
are.
-mm
(i) ‘Beside Chin Seng’s house. 5
mm*m
(ii) ‘Beside Chin Seng’s big house. 5
(‘Chin Seng 5 was the chop of the late Tan
Kim Cheng, a well known citizen of
Singapore.)
(iii) ‘At the back of Tan Hiok Ni’s new
house. 5
(i) ‘Behind the godowns. 5
mmmm±
(ii) ‘Behind the godowns by the seaside. 5
R. A. Soc., No. 42,1904.
82
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
(iii) Ang-teng lo-thau
...
58. Commercial Square.
(i) Tho-kho khau
(iii) Hue-bng kak
(ii) Tho-fu fa-yiin pin.
59. Cornwall Street ...
Chiu-long lai
Chau-long noi
60. Craig Hoad
(i) Gu-chhia-chui kia
...
(ii).Ka-lek lut
(iii) San yiong tai uk
pin
61. Crawford Road ...
(i) Go-cho bue
(i) Lo-cho mei
62. Cross Street
(ii) Go-cho pa-sat
(i) Kit-ling-a koi
(ii) Lo-cho pa-sat
—
(ii) Hoi-san kai ha kai
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
83
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
(iii) ‘Red lamp landing place’ i.e. John¬
ston’s pier.
(i) ‘Mouth of the godowns.’
(ii) ‘ ‘Beside the godowns’ flower-garden.’
(iii) ‘Flower-garden square.’
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(See under Beng Hoon Road.)
(i) ‘Side of Kreta Ayer.’
(ii) Phonetic only.
(iii) ‘Beside Sam Yiong’s big house.’
(This street is largely inhabited by
Babas, hence the ‘Ka-lek lut.’ ‘San
Yiong’ was the chop of the late Tan
Kim Tian and it is still used by his
descendants; the name is not gener¬
ally known.)
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(i) ‘End of Rochore.’
(ii) ‘Rochore Market.’
(i) ‘Kling Street.’
(There are a large number of Kling shops
in Cross Street).
(ii) ‘ ‘Hoi-san’ street lower street.’
(‘Hoi-san’ street is Upper Cross street, q.v.)
84
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, |&c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
63. Cumming Street...
Kam-kong ma-lak kah
ki-kng koi
Kam-pong ma-lak-kah
hei-yun kai
64. D’Almeida Street
(i) Tho-kho le-long-
kwan
(i) Tho-fu ham-lang
kwun
(ii) Hiap Hoat koi ...
(ii) Hip fat kai
65. Darner Road
(i) Ong-ke sua n -kah be-
liau pi n
(i) Wong-ka shan-keuk
ma-fong pin
(ii) Ong-ke sua n -kha
Kong-pan-ge phah
chioh
j
66. Delta Road
0 kio
! Wu khiu
67. De Souza Street ...
Lam-in-tang tho-kho
kak-thau
Lam-yin-thung tho-fu
kok-thau
68. Dickson Road
!
- i
Kam-kong ka-poh
Kam-pong ka-pok
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c. 85
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
‘Kampong Malacca theatre street. 5
(but see Angus Street).
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(i) ‘ The auction-rooms by the godowns. 5
(ii) ‘Yap Watt street. 5
(The first name refers to Powell and
Crane’s auction-rooms, and the second
to the chop of a firm which recently
occupied premises there).
(i) ‘ Beside the stables at the foot of the
Government Hill 5 (i.e. ForP Canning).
«
(ii) ‘At the foot of Fort Canning where the
Municipality breaks stones. 5
(There is a Municipal store-yard close by).
‘ The black bridge. 5
(This name is also given by Hokkiens to
part of Balestier Boad q.v.)
‘Blue funnel godown corner. 5
(Mansfield & Co’s godown is the corner of
this street.)
‘ Kampong Kapor. 5
(cf. Clive Street, Dunlop Street &c.)
R. A. Soc., No. 42, 1904.
86
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
69/Dunlop Street
Kam-kong ka-poh hue"
(or toa) koi
Kara-pong ka-pok
wang (or tai) kai
70. Duxton Road
(i) Gu-chhia-chui kia...
(ii) Tok-sun lut
(ii) Tak-sun lut
(iii) Kam-kong-a lai...
71. Ellenborough Street
Sin pa-sat pi n
San pa-sat pin
72. Enggor Street
Chin-seng sua n khau...
Chan-seng shan hau ...
73. Esplanade
(i) Toa-kok cheng
chhau-po
...
74. Farquhar Street ...
Go-cho lut bo-bue hang
Lo-cho lut mo-rnei hong
75. Fish Court
Lo-ma pan-jiang hang
Lo-ma pan-yang hong
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS. &c.
87
Chinese Characters
Remarks as to Meaning.
A thtlt ill tP ^ IS
m
‘ Kampong Kapor Cross (or big) street.’
(This is perhaps is the biggest street in
what is known as Kampong Kapor.
The Chinese have not yet given names
to the streets here.)
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(i) At the side of Kreta Ayer (cf. Craig
Road).
(ii) Phonetic, but commonly used.
(iii) Within the little ‘ Kampong.’
PlluStS
‘Beside the New Market ’ ( Ellenborough
Market).
‘ Chin-Seng Hill mouth ’ (see under Ber-
nan Street).
(i) c Grass field in front of Supreme Court.’
‘ Rochore Road no end lane) or cul-de-sac.’
(see under Carnie street).
: Rumali Panjang lane.’
( ‘ Rumah Panjong’=‘long house,’ and is
practically a house of ill fame : in
Singapore it is the name given to a
district in the neighbourhood of the
junction of Rochore Road with North
Bridge Road.)
R. A. Soc., No. 4*2, 1904
88
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
| _ |
English. Hokkien. Cantonese
I i
76. Fish Street
Sin pa-sat pi n
I
1
San pa-sat pin
77. Fisher Street
Kam-kong ma-lak-kak
Tan-seng-ong au
Kam-pong ma-lak-kah
chhan-sheng-w o n g
hau
78. Flint Street
Tho-kho hue
The-fu mei v ...
79. Fraser Street
(i) Sio-po sin-koi
|
! (ii) Kam-pong san-kai
80. Garden Street ...
(ii) Thih pa-sat gek-lu-
ma hang
(ii) Thih pa-sat tui-bin
hang
Thit pa-sat tui-min
hong
81. George Street
(i) Po-le-au sun-hong
koi
' (ii) Po-li-sz hau-pin kai
82. Gopeng Street
Cho-su-kong khau
Cho-sz-kung
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CHINESE NAMES OE STREETS, &c. 89
Chinese Characters.
&£mm
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Remarks as to Meaning.
‘ Beside the New Market.’
(See Ellenborough Street. Fish Street
and the latter are one on each
side of the Ellenborough Market).
‘ Behind the Tan-seng-ong (temple) in
Kampong Malacca.’
‘End of the godowns.’
(ii) ‘ Small town in New Street.’
(ii) ‘ Kampong (Glam) New Street.’
(Cf. Chin Hin Street).
(i) ‘ Lane of the ‘ Gek-lu-ma ’ idol near the
iron market.’
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(ii) ‘ Lane opposite the iron market.’
(The lane runs into Beach Road opposite
Clyde Terace Market.
(i) ‘Behind the Central Police Station
street of chop ‘ Sun Hong.’ ’
(Commonly spoken of simply as behind the
Police Station).
R. A. Soc., No. 42, 1904.
(ii) ‘ Behind the Police Station Street.’
‘Mouth of the Cho-su-kong temple.’
(This name has to do duty for a. number of
90
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese
83. Guthrie Lane
Kat-ti-li hang-a lai ...
Kat-tei-lei hong-tsai ...
84 Haji Lane
(i) Huan-a kam-kong
lai
(ii) Jiau-a koi kam-
kong lai
(iii) Yau-wa kai hong
tsai
85. Havelock Road ...
(i) Kong ehioh-a
(ii) Hong lim pa-sat ...
.
(iii) Chiu-long lai
i
Chau-long noi
(iv) Pak-khi-lin chik
kai.
86. High Street
(i) Toa-kok Koi
(i) Tai-kot kai
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91
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
streets in the Tanjong Pagar district,
where as a matter of fact the streets
have no fixed names).
‘Guthrie Lane.’
(This is a new thoroughfare and it is so
far only know by its Municipal name).
(i) ‘ Within the Malay Kampong.’
(ii) ‘ Within the Arab Street Kampong.’
ffSftSSIfc
iii) ‘ Arab Street little lane.’
(Haji Lane lies parallel to Arab Street),
fiZM
(i) ‘ Stone-breaking.’
. (ii) £ Hong Lim Market.’
(This is the name of that part near the
Police Station where the late Cheang
Hong Lim built a market years ago.
Stones for use on the roads used to be
broken near the Police Station).
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(iii) ‘ Within the spirit-depot (district).’
(See under Beng Hoon Road).
(iv) ‘ Pickering strait street,’ i.e. the street
in the same line as the Chinese Pro¬
tectorate.
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(i) ‘ Supreme Court Street.’
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
(ii) Sang-che n lo
87. Hill Street
(i) Ong-ke sua n kha ...
(i) Wong-ka shan keuk
(ii) Tiau-kio thau
(ii) Tiu-khiu thau
88. Hock Lain Street
Hok-lam koi
Fuk-nam kai
89. Hokkien Street ...
(i) Tso be-chhia koi ...
(ii) Ckhiang-thai koi e
j chat
(iii) Cheung-thai ha kai
90. Halloway Lane ...
(i) Sio-po thih-chhio
au koi
...
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93
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
(ii) * Two wells road.’
(This name is not much used now. Form¬
erly there were two wells at the foot
of Fort Canning just where High
Street joins Hill Street).
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(i) ‘Foot of Government Hill.’
(Government Hill in the old days was Fort
Canning Hill).
(ii)‘End of the suspension bridge.’ i.e.
the bridge connecting Hill Street and
New Bridge Road.
* ‘ Hok-lam’ street.’
(‘Hok-lam’ is the chop of Lau Kim Pong
who owns many houses in this street).
(i) ‘The street where (horse) carriages are
made.’
WTima
(ii) ♦ Lower portions of ‘ Chhiang Thai ’
Street.’
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(iii) ‘ ‘ Chhiang Thai ’ lower street.’
(The street is called the ‘ lower part of
Chhiang Thai street,’ because Upper
Hokkien Street is ‘Chhiang Thai ’
Street. ‘Chhiang Thai’ is the style of
a well known temple in the street).
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(i) ‘ The street behind the iron foundry in
‘ small town ’ (see Beach Road).
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
(iii) Sek-a-ni la-pai-tng
tui-bin hang
(ii) Kam-pong ta-thit-
chhong hau-pin
91. Hong Kong Street.
Ma-kau koi
Ma-kau kai
92. Hong Lim Quay...
(i) Kam-kong Ma-lak-
kah hai-ki n
(ii) Kam-kong Ma-lak-
kah chha-chun thau
(i) Kam-pong ma-lak
kah hoi pin
93. Hylam Street
(i) Hai-lam koi
(ii) Hai-lam hue-kuan
au
(i) Hoi-nam kai
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c. 95
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
(ii) ‘Behind the iron foundry in Kampong
Glam).
(ii) ‘ The lane opposite the Portuguese
Church’ (cf. Bain Street.)
‘Macao Street.’
(I cannot explain this name satisfactorily.
I am told that the street is known to
the Chinese as Macao Street, because
many Chinese from Macao lived there.
But the Chinese know Macao by the
name “ O-mun.” I do not think there¬
fore that that can be the correct ex¬
planation. More probably it is adopt¬
ed from Malay. Malays call Canton¬
ese “ Orang Macao,” and this street
was the home of many Cantonese
women at one time.
(i) ‘ Kampong Malacca seashore.’
(ii) ‘ Kampong Malacca timber-boat land¬
ing-place.’
(i) ‘ Hailam Street.’
(ii) ‘Behind the Hailam kongsi house.’
R. A. Soc., No. 42, 1904.
96
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
94. Jalan Besar
Kam-kong ka-poh thai-
tu long
Kam-pong ka-pok
thong-chii fong
95. Jalan Klapa
Tio n -sian-su pi n
Chheung-sin-sz (fong)
pin
96. Jalan Kledek
(i) Huan-a t h i o n g -
cheng tong tiau
(ii) Ma-lai fan tui-min
chung-kan ko-thiu
97. Jalan Kubor
(i) Huan-a t h i o n g-
cheng be-liau
...
(ii) Ma-lai fan tui-min
ma-fong
98. Jalan Penang
Eng-chkai ti
...
99. Jalan Pisang
(i) Huan-a t h i o n g-
cheng thau-tiau
1
(ii) Ma-lai fan tui-min
tai-yat thiu
100. Jalan Sultan
Ji-ehap-keng
Yi-shap kan
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
97
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
‘ The Slaughter-pig depot in Kampong
Kapor’: referring of course to the
Abattoir.
mmm
c Beside the c Tio n Sian-Su ’ temple.’
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mm
m
(i) & (ii) “ The Middle Street in front of
the Malay Cemetery.”
(i) & (ii) 4 The stable in front of the Malay
cemetery.’
(i) & (ii) 4 The stable in front of the Malay
cemetery.’
‘ Ground where (a vegetable called) ‘ eng-
chhai ’ is planted.’
(It is a kind of water-vegetable).
(ij & (ii)‘The first street in front of the
Malay cemetery.’
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‘ Twenty buildings.’
The 20 houses referred to were those first
put up in that part of Beach Road near
Jalan Sultan.)
R. A. Soc. No. 42, 1904
98
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
101. Japan Street
(i) Ma-cho kiong pi n ...
. ; •••• •
(ii) Tng-lang leng-su-
hu hit-tiau
(iii) Tit-loh a-ek Kit-
leng bio pi j
(iv) Yat-pun kai
102. Java Road
(i) Peh-thah koi
(i) Pak thap kai
(ii) Sio-po phah-chioh
koi
(iii) Kam-pong ta sheh
kai
103. Jeddah Street ...
(i) Sio-po sam-pai-yang
teng hang
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
99
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
(i) 4 Beside the ma-cho temple.’
(cf. Amoy Street).
(ii) 4 The street where the Chinese consul
lives/
This name is accurate enough at present
but obviously will not be ; permanent.)
(iii) ‘Beside the Kling temple in Telok
Ayer.’
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(iv) 4 Japan Street/
(i) 4 White Pagoda Street/
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mztrlgit
(ii) & (iii) Stone-breaking street 4 small
town ’ or Kampong (Glam)/
(i) The lane of the praying pavilion in
4 small town/
( 4 Sam-pai-yang ’ is the Malay town 4 Sem-
baiang/ The street leads from Beach
Road to a mosque. The name illus¬
trates the distinction drawn by
Chinese between a Mahtimedto place
of worship and a temple of their own.
(The essence of Mahomedanism is
prayer, while Chinese pay more at¬
tention to vows: and acts of adoration).
100
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
(ii) Thih pa-sat tui-bin
hang
(ii) Thit pa-sat tui-min
hong
104. Johore Road
Au-be-ehliia lo chiong-
kun-ia-kiong
Hau-ma-chhe lo che-
ong-kwan-ye miu
105. Kallang Road ...
(i) Ka-lang kio
(i) Ka-lang kiu
(ii) Ka-lang lut
r ' r *
(iii) Heu-sia n
(iv) Mui-hai kuk
106. Kampong Java
Road
Ang-mo thiong
Hung-mo fan
107. Kompong Martin
Hu-liou lai
Yii-liu
108. Kampong Malayu
Ong-hu hang
Wong-fu hong
109. Kampong Glam-
Beach
Toa-che n kha
Tai cheng keak
110. Kengcheow Street
(i) Kam-kong ma-lah-
kah. Sam-pa-yang
teng au
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
101
Chinese Characters.
•
Remarks as to Meaning.
(ii) 4 Lane opposite the iron market.’
(cf. Garden Street).
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4 The temple of the idol £ Chiong-kun ’ near
Victoria Street.’
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(i) ‘Kallang bridge.’
(ii) ‘Kallang Road.’
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(iii) 4 Fire stronghold.’
> i.e. Gas-works.
(iv) 4 Coal vapour office.’ J
4 European Cemetery.’
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4 Within the fishermen’s village.’
4 Sultan’s house lane.’
(The late Sultan Ali owned property in
this street).
‘Foot of the big well.’
(There used to be an old well in the mid¬
dle of the road at Sultan Gate).
mn=mnkm&m
I
(i) 4 Behind the praying pavilion in Kam-
pong Malacca.’
(A praying pavilion is a mosque, see Jed¬
dah Street).
R. A, Soc., No. 42, 1904.
102
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese. ;
-
(ii) Kam-pong ma-lak-
kak lai-thong hau-pin
fiii) Keng-chiau koi ... 1
... •
111. Kerbau Lane ...
Phau-be po hang
Phau-ma po hong
112. Kerbau Road ...
Phau-be po chhau-chhi
Phau-ma po chho-shi
113. Kerr Street
t
Kam-kong ma-lak-kah
pun-so chhia tui-bin
koi
Kam-pong ma-lak-kah
lap-sap chhe tui-min
kai
114. Killiney Road ...
'
Tang-leng pa-sat tui-
bin hang
Tang-leng pa-sat tui-
nim hong
115. Kim Seng Road...
Hong hin lo
Fung heng lo
116. Kinta Road
Phau-be po hang
Phau-ma po hong
11 7. Kling Street
(i) f Sua n -a teng
\ Sua n -kia teng
(i) Shan-tsai teng
(ii) Thih thiau
I ' "
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c. lOS
Chinese Characters. Remarks as to Meaning.
rfr3W§l6
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(ii) Behind the Kampong Malacca place of
worship.’
(iii) 4 Keng cheow street’ (so-called after the
late Tan Keng Cheow;.
4 Race Course Lane.’
4 Race Course grass-market.’
4 In Kampong Malacca opposite the
scavenging carts.’
4 Lane opposite Tanglin Market.’
Jftflh
&
4 Hong Hirt Road.’
( 4 Hong Hin’ was the chop of Tan Kim
Seng).
4 Race Course lane.’
(cf. Kerbau Lane).
(i) 4 Small hill top.’
(There was formerly more of a hill here
than now exists. This has been
levelled).
(ii) 4 Iron pillars.’
(Mr. Haughton says 4 Many iron pillars
were used in the construction of houses
in this street’).
K. A. Soc., No. 42, 1904.
104 CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
118. Krian Street ...
Chin-seng sua n khau...
Chan-seng shan hau ...
119. Lavender Street
(i) Go-cho toa kong-si
(ii) Chhai-hng lai
(iii) Kwong fuk miu
kai
120. Lim Eng Bee
Lane
(i) Kong-chioh hi-hng
au koi
(ii) Pak-khi-lun tui-min
hei-yun hau kai
121, Little Cross Street
Jiau-a phah-thang koi
Yau-wa ta-thung kai...
122. Lorong Teluk ...
(i) Bih-lang koi
■
(ii) Lo-chham kai
123. Macao Street
(i) Po-le pi n
...
Jour. Straits Branch
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS &c.
105
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to meaning.
PikJi*
‘ Mouth of Chin Seng’s Hill.’
(cf. Bernam Street.)
(i) ‘Big Kongsi-house in Rochore.’
(This refers to the Kongsi house of an old
society, the Thien Ti Hue.’)
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(ii) ‘Within the vegetable gardens.’
(iii) •' ‘Kwong Fuk’ Temple Street.’
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(i) ‘Street behind the thratre near Have¬
lock Road.’
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m
(ii) ‘Opposite the Chinese Protectorate the
street behind the theatre.’
(The theatre is the Wayang Street theatre,
and the word used for Chinese Pro¬
tectorate is the Chinese equivalent of
the name of Mr. Pickering, the first
Protector of Chinese.)
‘Javanese coppersmith’s street.’
mm
| (i) &(ii) ‘Bamboo-basket street.’
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(i) & (ii) ‘Beside the Police Courts.’
R. A. Soc., No. 42.1904.
106
CHINESE, NAMES OF STREETS, Ac.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
(ii) Po-li-sy fong pin...
(iii) Kua n -chha tiam ...
... ! u y-v*
v> i, i ^ ; o*
(iv) Kwun-chhoi pho
kai ”
124. Mackenzie Road...
Tek-kha ehui-ti
, . - i * V ■' ■
125. Magazine Road...
Tan-seng-ong koi
‘Chhan-sheng-wong kai
126. Malabar Street..
Hai-lam hue-kuan
hang
Hoi-nam wui-kwun
hong
127. Malacca Street ...
(i) Lau pa-sat khau
(i) Kau pa-sat
(ii) Ban-bin koi
- • , . r-* . r-
Manrheng kai
128. Malay Street ...
(i) Jit-pun koi
...
(ii) Yat pun chai kaj...
129. Manila Street ...
Sek-a-ni koi
if
Jour. Straits Branch
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
107
Chine e Characters.
. Remarks as to Meaning.
(This name was given when the old court
was in existence on the south side of
the road).
mmm -
(iii)& (iv) ‘Coffin-shop street.’
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j
‘ The Selegie-Road-district reservoir.’
(see under Annamallai Chitty Lane)
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‘Tan-Seng-ong temple street.’
(There is a temple here to Tan Seng Ong
the ancestral deity of the Tans).
‘Hailam Kongsi-hpuse lane.’
PUB^i
(i)‘01d market (mouthy
(The old market is not now in existence,
but the present market at Teluk Ayer
is often called the ‘ old market ’).
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(ii) ‘Chop ‘Ban Hin’ street.’
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(i) (Japanese street.’
(ii) ‘ Japanese brothel street.’
#i^fT iIl
‘ Eurasian street. ’
(Several streets in this neighbourhood are
called by this name).
R. A. Soc., No. 42, 1904.
108
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
130. Market Street ...
(i) Tiong koi
(i) Chung kai
(ii) Lau pa-sat khau ...
...
131. McCullum Street
Tit lok a-ek bue-tiau
koi
...
132 Merbau Road
Kam-kong sai-kong
ang-mo phah thih
Kam-pong s a i-k o n g
hung-mo thit-chhong
133 Merchant Road...
(i) Sin koi-a khau
(i) San Kai hau
(ii) Sin koi-a khau hi-
hng koi
...
134 Middle Road
(i) Mang-ku-lu
(i) Mong-kwo-lo
(ii) Sio-po ang-mo phah
thih
Jour. Straits Branch
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
109
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
'fhT
(i) ‘ Central Street.’
(This refers to the five divisions of the town
by the Hokkiens for the pur¬
pose of the Chingay process- ^
ion: there were five Ko-thau). /fct 0J|
(ii) ‘Old market mouth.’
(cf. Malacca Street).
‘ Last street in Teluk Ayer.’
(No definite name has yet been given to
this street, but some such expression
as this is used).
‘European foundry at Kampong Saigon’ i.e.
Howarth Erskine & Co.
pwm
(i) ‘New street mouth.’
(New street is Chin Hin street and it
opens in to Merchant Road).
mmmp rnw
(ii) ‘The theatre street at the mouth of the
little new street.’
(i) ‘Bencoolen.’
(see under Bencoolen Street).
(ii)‘Small-town European iron foundry’
(see Beach Road for ‘sio-po’ there is no
European foundry now).
i
R. A. Soc., No. 42, 1904
no
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
(iii) Hai-lam hue-kuan
pin
(iii) Hoi-uam wui-kwun
pin
(iv) Sek-a-ni
tng pi n
le-pai-
(iv) Sai-yeung lai-pai-
thong pin.
(v) Mang-ku-lu
• chhio 11 pi n
thih-
(v) Mong-kWOrlo thit-
chhong pin
(vi) Mang-ku-lu
kuan
ichhia
k . *
(vii) Mong-kwo-lo shau»
chhe kuk
135 Minto Road
Lau-chi hang
■ 1 • y ■ /
136 MohamedAli Lane
Toa-mang-lai
lai
hang-a
Tai-mun noi hong-tsai
■i
137 Mosque Street ...
(i) Kit-ling bio pi n ...
(i) Kat-leng miu pin ...
(ii) Hai-san ehoi ang-
mo oh-au
- - ... »
(iii) Hoi-shan kai hung-
mo shii-kwun hau-
pin
138 Muar Road
(i) Mua n lut
A > .
(ii) Kit-ling-a
tng cheng
le-pai-
(ii) Kat-leng lai-p a i-
thong min chhin
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c. 111.
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
(iii) ‘Beside the Hailam Kongsi-house.’
(iv) ‘Beside the Portuguese church. ’
(y) ‘Beside the iron-foundry in Bencoolen.’
(vi) & (vii)‘ Jinrikisha depot in ‘Bencoolen.”
H*¥rgAlg
mnm
‘Betel-nut lane.’
‘Lane off Club Street.’
mmma
(i) ‘Beside the Kling’s temple.
(ii) & (iii) ‘ Behind the Europen school in
uppen Cross Street.’
fit
(i) ‘ Muar Road ’ (phonetic).
(ii) ’ In front of the Kling church’.
(The ‘KJing Church’ is the church of ‘Our
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112
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &e.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
139 Nagapa Lane
Tek-kha tug-tiam tui-
bin te-ji-tiau
Chuk-keuk tongpho
tui-min tai-yi-thu
140 Nankin Street ...
Siong-Pek koi
Chhung-phak kai ...
141 Narcis Street
Kim-lan bio
Kam-lan miu
142 Neil Road
(i) Gu-chhia-chui Kia
(ii) Ngau-chhe-shui pin
raa-ta-liu chek sheung
143 New Bridge Road.
(i) Sin pa-sat ma-ta-
chhu cheng
(i) San pa-sat ma-ta-
liu chhin
(ii) Gu-chhia-chui
(ii) Ngau-chhe-shui ...
...
(iii) Yi-ma-lo
144 New Market Road
(i) Kain-kong ma-lak-
kah sin pa-sat koi
(i) Kam-pong ma-lak-
kak san pa-sat kai
(ii) Chhau-chhi
...
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113
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
Lady of Lourdes’, largely attended by
Tamil Christians).
mm
‘ Second (road") opposite the Selegie Road
pawnshop.’
‘ ‘Siong Pek’ (kongsi) street.’
‘ Golden lily temple.’
m
11**4
(i)‘Steep (part of) Kreta Aver.’
Jt
(ii) ‘Near Kreta Ayer, straight up past the
Police station.’
la
(i) ‘In front of the New Market police
station.’
*•¥•4
(ii) ‘ Kreta Ayer.’
SS.fi-
(iii) ‘ Second horse (carriage' road.’
m
(i)‘New market street in Kampong
Malacca.’
**
(ii) ‘Grass-market.’
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.CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
145 Niren Road
... Ji-ong sua n -kha
... Yi-wo'ng shan keuk ...
146 Noordin Lane ... ... Lo Lam kai
147. North Boat Quay (i) Kek-sng cheng
(ii) Ong-ke sua n khaau (ii) Wong-kash m-keuk
hau-pin
(iii) Chin-heng toa chhu (iiii) Ckan-heng tai ok
(iv) Tiau-kio thau bi-
kau
148. North Bridge I (i) Chui-sien mng
Road
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c. 115
Chine e Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
WOjI-
(This only refers to that part of the road
which runs up to the People’s Park.)
‘ Foot of second Governor’s hill. ’
(Formerly Government Hill was Fort Can¬
ning and the Chinese still speak of Fort
Canning by that name. The present
Government Hill is called ‘ second
Governor hill ’ to prevent confusion.
‘Second Governor’ is the idiom in
Colonial Secretary.)
‘ Lo Lam’s Street.’
(I am told that one Lo Lam owns property
here, but the Hokkien pronunciation
(‘Lo-Lim’) sounds very like ‘ Noordin’
in disguise.)
tats
(i) ‘In front of the ice-factory.’
(ii) ‘ Behind the (road along tho) foot of
Fort Canning.’
Mitmm
(iii) ‘ Chin Heng ’ big house.
(‘ Chin Heng ’ is the chop of Seah Liang Sean,
This refers to the part lower down the
river).
(iv) ‘Suspension-bridge rice-stores.’
pifiij*
(i) ‘Water-fairy gate.’
(See under Bain Court).
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116
CHINESE NAMES of STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
(ii) Sio-po hue-chhia lo
(iii) Lo-ma pano-jiang ;
toa be-chhia lo
(iv) Kam-pong taik ma
lo
149. North Canal Road (i) Kau-a ki n
(ii) Tan-pin kai
150. Omar Road
Kam-kong mak-la-kah
Sam-pai-gang teng
hang
151. Ophir Road
i
Kit-ling le-pai-tng
cheng chian g-k u n
iapi n
152. Orchard Road ... Tang leng pa-sat koi... Tang-leng
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c. 117
Chinese Characters,
Remarks as to Meaning.
(ii) 4 Small town tramway.’ (See Beach
Road.)
(iii) 44 Rumah Panjang 5 big horse-carriage
road.’
(cf. Fish Court.)
(iv) 4 Kampong (Glam) big horse-(carriage)
road.’
mrm
(i) 4 Beside the little drain.’
(The drain down the centre of the road¬
way was filled up some years ago.)
-
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(ii) 4 One-side street ’
(There are houses on one side only cf.
Upper Macao Street.)
4 Kampong Malacca praying-temple lane.'
( 4 Sam pai yang ’ is the Malay 4 Sembaiang ’
and a praying-temple is a mosque.)
ass
: 4 In front of the Kling church beside
♦Johore Road.’
(See under Muar Road and Johore Road.)
4 Tanglin market street.’
(As a matter of fact 4 Tang leng ’ is the
most one gets from a Chinaman, un¬
less he is pressed).
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118
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
!
Cantonese.
153 Ord Road
I
(i) Ong-ke sua n -kha
thih-chhio n
'
(ii) Na-lei thih-chhong
154 Outram Road
(i) Si-pai po
(i) Si-pai po
(ii) Si-kha teng
155 Padang Alley
Ong-hu khut-than hang
Wong-fu kwat-than
| hong
156 Pagoda Street
(i) Kit-ling-a le-pai au
(ii) Kit-ling bio au ...
(iii) Kat leng miu pin
1 kai
|
157 Pahang Street ...
Ong-hu hang
Wong-fu hong
158 Palembang Road..
i
Peh thah koi au koi ...
)
Pak thap kai hau kai...
1
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Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
(‘Iron foundry at foot of Fort Canning.’
mmm
(ii) ‘Riley (Hargreaves’) iron foundry.'
(‘Na-lei’ has to do duty in Cantonese' for
‘Riley.’)
J#WiS
(i) ‘Sepoy plain.’
(The Sepoy lines and Police Station and
parade ground are at one end of Out-
ram Road.)
*
(ii) 1 Four-footed pavilion.’
(There is a pavilion in the Cemetery ad¬
joining this road, known by this name.)
‘The cul-de-sac (near) the Sultan’s house.’
(See under Kampong Malayu.)
mmmm
(i) ‘ Behind the Kling place of worship.’
(ii) ‘ Behind the Kling temple.’
(iii) ‘ Street beside the Kling temple.’
(The Kling temple is a Mohamedan Kling
mosque).
’ ‘ Sultan’s house lane.’
(See under Kampong Malayu).
‘ The street behind ‘ White Pagoda’ Street.’
: (See Java Road.)
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CHINKSE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English. Hokkien. Cantonese.
159 Park Road ... (i) Chhau-chhi
160 Paterson Road ... (i) Tang-leng rua-ta-
161 Pearl’s Hill Road
162 Pekin Street
163 Phillip Street ...
164. Prinsep Street ...
165. Pulo Saigon
chhu au
1 Chin-chu sua r
I-sio n koi
(i) Lau-ia-keng khau ...
Mang-ku-lu sau-lo koi
(i) Thai-tu-long khau
(i) Chho-shi
(ii) i Chan-chiishan kenk
(ii) Tang-leng ma-ta-
liu liau pin kai
Chan chii shan
Yi-seung kai
(ii) Ma-raiu kai
Mong-k\vo-lo so-lokai
(ii) Thong-chii fong ...
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c. 121
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
(i) 4 Grass-market. 5
•in 1 *#
(ii) ‘Foot of Pearl’s Hill. 5
$stM
(i) & (ii) ‘ Behind Tanglin Police Station.’
mm c
‘ Pearl Hill. 5
‘ Clothing-box street. 5
(There are a large number of box-makers
in this street.)
(i) ‘ Mouth of the Idol’s Temple. 5
(ii) ‘ Double temple street. 5
(Two temples are enclosed in one outer
wall.)
‘ Scavenging street in the Bencoolen dis¬
trict. 5
(There are Scavengers’ carts kept at the
corner of Prinsep Street).
PiE$&J
‘ Slaughter-pig-depot mouth, 5 i.e. near the
Abattoirs.
j ‘ Slaughter-pig compartment. 5
(It would be necessary to add something
like Kampong Malacca or Kampong
|
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
166. Queen Street
(i) Sek-a-ni koi
Sek-kia n -ni koi
"
(ii) Lam sam tai u k kai
167. Raffles Place
Tho-kha hue-hng
Tho-fu fa-} tin (pin)...
168. Ramah Street ...
Toa-mng lai
Tai-mun noi chau-tim
kak-lei
169. Rangoon Road ...
Na n -tau hang
•
t
170. Raub Street
Chin-seng sua n khau ...
|
Chan-seng shan hau...
171 Read Street
Ong-ke sua n kha thih-
cheio u pi n
Wong-ka shan keuk
O
thit-chhong pin
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
123
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
Saigon to avoid confusion with the
Jalan Besar Abattoirs.)
(i) 4 Eurasian (serani) Street.’
(Part of Queen Street will be included in
4 Mang ku lu ’ see Bencoolen Street,
and part again shares in the names of
other streets.)
(ii) 4 Lim Sam’s big house street.’
mm&m±
4 The flower garden by the godowns.’
(See Commercial Square.)
4 Inside the big "gate next to the spirit-
shop.’
(cf. Club Street: the spirit-shop is the
present 4 Hotel Trieste.’)
m 6 ®
4 Na n -tau lane.’
( 4 Na n -tau ’ is the name of a plant with
prickly leases which grows here.
Douglas’ Dictionary says it is the
4 pandanus ’ or 4 screwpine.’)
mujsfi
4 Mouth of Chin Seng’s hill.’
(See Bernam Street )
4J**WHU*3E
4 Beside the iron foundry at the foot of
Fort Canning hill.’
(The iron foundry is Biley Hargreives <k
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124
CH1NR.SK NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
17*2 River Valley Road
(i) Ong-ke sua n kha ...
(i) W o n g-k a s h a n
keuk
(ii) Leng-thau che n ...
173 Roberts Lane ... i
Phau-be po hang
Phau-ma po hong
174 Robinson Road ...
Heng-liong koi
Heng-lung kai
...
Lo-man-san kai
175 R©chore Canal
Road
i
(i) Mang-ku-lu kang-a
ki"
1
| •' ‘ ‘ - '•
| (ii) Mon g-k w o-l o
chhung-pin
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125
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
Co’s Workshop. For the expression
translated by ‘ Fort Canning hill ’ see
Hill Street.
W0j*I
(i) ‘Foot of Fort Canning hill.’
(cf. Hill Street.)
#slSi
(ii) 6 Dragon’s head fountain.’
(There used to be a fountain at the end or
this street with a Dragon’s head fof
a spout.)
‘ Race Course lane’ (see Belilios Road).
‘ ‘Heng-long’ Street.’
m&m
(Chop £ Heng-long’ belonging to Lok yu,
the well-known towkay, is in this
street.)
i
‘ Robinson Street.’
(‘ Lo-man-sen’ is ‘ Robinson,’and the name
which has been used to my knowledge,
is quite Chinese in sound at any rate. I
do not however guarantee the name as
being intelligible to the ordinary Can¬
tonese-speaking Chinaman. To inter¬
pret ‘ Robinson ’ Road clear to him,
would require I feel quite sure, a very
long rigmarole.)
iSiKi-e
(i) & (ii) ‘ Beside the canal in the Ben-
coolen District.’
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126
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
1
Cantonese.
176 Rc chore Road ...
(i) Go-cho lut
(i) Lo-cho kai
(ii) Lo-ma pan-jiang...
;
177 Sago Lane
Ho-ban-ni” au koi
1
Ho-man-nin hau-pin
kai
178 Sago Street
i
Gu-chhia-chui hi-hng-
koi cheng koi
Ngau-chhe-shui hei-
yiin chhin kai
179 Samban Street ...
A-bit-no hang
180 Scott’s Road
Tang-leng ma-ta-chhu
tui-bin
Tang-leng ma-ta-liu
1 tui-min
181 Selegie Road
(i) Tek-kha
! (ii) Tek-kha tit-koi ...
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127
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
mmm
(i) This is phonetic, but commonly used.
(The character only suits the Hok-
kien name, for in Cantonese it is
sounded ‘ng 5 , ‘lut 5 is simply ‘road 5
from Chinese lips.)
‘ Rumah panjang.’
(The name is really applicable to a District
more than one street; cf. ‘ Fish Court
and North Bridge Road.)
‘The street behind ‘ Ho-man-nin. 5
( ‘ Ho-man-nin 5 is the chop of a well known
Chinese singing-hall in Sago Street.)
‘ The street in front of the theatre (street)
in Kreta Ayer.’
IK
‘ Habib Nor lane.’
(Habib Nor was an Arab, now deceased :
the street is so named because a
‘ Kramat 5 exists there which is dedicat¬
ed to him.)
BW@tr.sit*
‘Opposite Orchard Road Police Station. 7
MYl
(i) ‘ Foot of the bamboos. 5
WtSWrt
(ii) ‘ Foot of the bamboos, Straight
Street. 5
128
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
(iii) Tek-kha tng-tiam
hit-tiau
182 Seok Wee Road
Siok-iu sua u teng
183 Serangoon Road ...
Au-kang
Hau-kong
184 Shaikh Madarsah
Lane
Ku ba-li ... |
1
Kau-ma-li
185 Short Street
Tek-kha so-si-tek hang
186 Smith Street
(i) Gu chhia chui hi-
hng poi ^
*
Ngau-chhe-shui h e i -
yiin kai
187 Solomon Street ...
Kam-kong ma-lak-kah
bue-tiau koi
188 Sophia Road
(i) Ji-ong sua n kha ti
tek-kha khi
[
.
...
i
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Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to meaning.
WffitrWHr
(ii)‘ Street of the foot of the bamboos
pawnshop.’
(‘Tek Kha’is the name fora large dis¬
trict. There are no bamboos visible
now.)
rl
‘Seok Wee’s plantation.’
(See under Chin Swee Road.)
‘ Back creek.’
I1WW
4 Old Bali.’
(See under Bali Lane.)
‘ So-si-tek lane in Tek Kha.’
( So-si-tek ’ is ‘short ’ in Chinese guise:
and Tek Kha means the Selegie Road
district. There is no proper name
for this street in Chinese.)
‘Theatre street in Kreta Aver.’
‘ End street in Kampong Malacca.’
(i) & (ii) ‘ Foot of Second Governor’s hill
going up from ‘ Tek Kha.’
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130 CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
(ii) Yi-wong shan-keuk
yau chuk-tsai keuk
hui
189 South Bridge Road
Gu-chhia chui toa be-
chhia lo
(i) Ngau-chhe-shui tai
ma-lo
(ii) Chhat-bok koi
(ii) clihat-muk kai
190 South Canal Road
Po-le au kang-a ki n ...
Po-le hau
191 Spring Street
Fan-tsai mei ma-ta-
liu pin
192 Stamford Road ..
(i) Lau-chui khe n
1
(ii) Pun-kei fau-hai pho
193 Stanley Street ...
i) Ma-cho kiong hi-tai
au
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c .
131
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
*
( 4 Tek Kha’is the name of the Selegie Road
neighbourhood.)
(i) 4 The big horse (carriage) road in Kreta
Ayer. ’
(ii) ‘Paint-wood street’ i.e. ‘Painter’s
street.’
(This refers to the part between the Police
Court and the river.
4 Behind the Central Police Station beside
the canal.’
(cf. North Canal Road and Macao Street.)
*******
4 End of the foreign brothels beside the
Police Station.’
(cf. Banda Street.)
4 Flowing-water ditch.’
(This appearsto refer to the Stamford Road
canal, which is notorious for being so
, often practically stagnant.)
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(ii) 4 4 Pun Ki ’ foreign shoe shop’
(There is an old established Chinese shoe¬
makers’ shop chop 4 Pun ki ’ near the
Bishop’s House.)
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(i) & (ii) 4 Behind the Ma-cho temple thea¬
trical stage.’
(cf. Amoy Street.)
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132
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS,
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
(ii) Kun-yam raiu hei-
thoi hau
194 Sultan Gate
(i) Sio-po phak thill
koi
(i) Siu-po ta-thit kai...
(ii) Ong hu khau
195 Sultan Road
Phah-tang koi
Ta-thang kai
196 Sumbawa Road ...
Hue-long koi
Fo-long kai
197 Sungei Road
Tek-klia ma-ta-clihu
tui-bin gu-long pi n
koi
Chuk-tsai m a-t a-1 i u
tui-minngau lan pin kai
198 Syed Alwee Road
(i) Sai-ek a-lui koi thai-
tu-long pi n
(ii) Thong-chii-fong pin
sai -a-lui kai
199 Synagogue Street
Po-le-au te-ji tiau koi
Po-le-hau tai-yi thiu
kai
200 Tampinis Road ...
(i) Kam-kong sai-kong
khoi-ki n
Kam-pong sai-kong
chhung-pin
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
133
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
(i) ‘Blacksmith’s streets in ‘small town.’ ’
(For ‘ Sio-po ’ see Beach Road).
(ii) ‘Palace mouth.’
(cf Kampong Malayu
Coppersmith’s street.
max
‘ Steam mill street.’
(So called after the steam rice mill in
Beach Road, which is not far oft).
‘ The street beside the cattlepens opposite
the Tek kha Police Station.’
(Sungei Road starts almost opposite Kan-
dang Kerbau Police station : for ‘ Tek
kha ’ see Selegie Road).
(i) & (ii) ‘ Syed
abattoirs.’
Alwee street beside the
‘ Second street behind the (Central)Police
(Station).
(i) ‘ Beside the creek at Kampong Saigon’
R. A. Soc., No. 42, 1904
134
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
(ii) Kam-kong sai-kong
phah-thih au
2t)l Tanglin
Toa Tang-leng
Tai Tang-leng
203 Tanjong Pagar
Road
Tan-jiong pa-kat
Tan-yong pa-kat
203 Tank Road
Ong-ke sua n au
Wong-ka slian hau ...
204 Tan Quee Lan
Street
Kui-lan hang
Kwai-lan kai
205 Tan Tye Place ...
Ong-ke sua n kha thih-
1 jng pi n thau
Wong-ha shan keuk
thih-chhong pin
206 Teluk Ayer Street
(i) Guan-sun koi
I
(ii) Tai pak kong miu
kai
207 Teluk Blanga
(i) Sit-lat mng
(ii) Sai-pak mun
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
135
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
HflBfrRss&E
(ii) 4 Behind the iron foundry at Kampong
Saigon. 5
(The iron foundry is Howarth Erskine’s.)
It**
4 Big Tanglin. 5
(There is however no c little Tanglin’ that
I am aware of.)
(Phonetic.)
4 Behind Fort Canning hill. 5
(cf North Boat Quay (ii))
*««
4 Kui lan Street. 5
m&mi&wikmz
4 Beside the iron foundry at the foot of
Fort Canning hill.’
mm
(i) 4 4 Guan Sun 5 street. 5
( 4 Guan Sun 5 is the name of one of the five
divisions of Hokkiens who take part
in the chingay procession once every
three years.)
(ii) 4 Toa-peh-kong temple street. 5
PW*
(i) 4 Singapore gate.’
puisa
(ii) 4 North-west gate. 5
36
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS,g&c.
English. Hokkien.
Cantonese.
208 Teochew Street ... (i) Sin koi thau
(ii) Chhiu-chau kai ...
209 Thomson Road ... (i) Ang-kio thau
(i) Hung khiu thau ...
(ii) ]\Ii n -kua keng
...
;(iii) Hai-lam sua n
...
...
(iv) Pek shan theng ...
210 Tong Watt Road Kong chioh-achiu-Iong
thau
211 Tras Street ... Cho-su kong khau ... Cho-sz kong
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c. 137
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
W&ffl f
(This is apparently what the name means,
but it has been suggested to me that
4 Sai-pak mun 5 is simply a Cantonese
eurruption of sit-lat mng).
(i) 4 Head of New Street.’
(New Street is Chin Hin street.)
mwm
1
(ii) 4 Tiechiu Street,*
(The street was at one time largely occupi¬
ed by Teochew women.)
(i) 4 Head of the Red Bridge.’
(The 4 Red bridge is that connecting Thom¬
son Road and Kampong Java Road.)
mm
(ii) 4 Vermicelli buildings.’
\UWrM
(iii) 4 Hailam hill i.e. 4 burying-plaee. 5
(iv) 4 Pek Shan theng (cemetery)’.
WMtfifi -hm.
4 Head of the Spirit depot (quarter) in
Havelock Road district’.
( cf Beng Ploon Road.)
P 'B 6H
4 Mouth of the Cho Su Kong temple.’
(cf )
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese
212 Tringganu Street
(i) Gu-ckkia-chui hue D -
koi
(ii) Ngau-chhe-shui hei
yiin wang kai
21 j Upper Chinchew
Street
Tau-hu koi
Tau-fu kai
214 Upper C i r c u 1 ar
Boad
Be-chhia koi
Ma-chhe kai
215 Upper Cross Street
Hai-san koi
Hoi-san kai
216 Upper Hokkien
Street
Chhiang thai koi
Chheung thai hai
217 Upper Macao
Street
(i) Po-le-pi n
(ii) Tan pin kai
218 Upper Nankin
Street
Siong-pek koi
]
(Chhung-phak kai
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c. 139
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
(i) & (ii) 4 The cross street or cross theatre
street in Kreta ayer.’
ffl&l SI®M<Wh
(cf Smith Street, Sago Street.)
‘Bean-curd street.’
(See Chinchew street.)
tW-i
4 Horse-carrage road.’
(So called because there are coachbuilders
there.)
4 Hai-san street.’
(So called after the Haisan Kongsi-house
which was in the street.)
4 Chhiang Thai street.’
(See under Hokkien Street.)
mmu
(i) 4 Behind the Police Courts.’
( 4 Po-le ’ is used either for the present
Police Police Courts or in some cases
for the site of the old courts where the
Central Station stood till it was pulled
down a few months ago).
mmw-
(ii) 4 One-side street.’
(cf North Canal Hoad.)
4 Siong-pek street.’
(See under Nankin Ltreet.)
R. .A Soc., No. 42, 1904.
140
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English. *
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
219 Veerappa Chitty
Lane
Tek-kha tng-tiam tui-
bin thau-tiau hang
Chuk-tsai-keuk tong-
pho tui-min tai-yat
thiu hang
220 Victoria Street ...
(i) Au be-chhia lo
(ii) Kam-pong yi ma-lo
221 Wallich Street ...
Tan-jiong pa-ka seng-
ong kang pi n
...
222 Waterloo Street
(i) Mang-ku-lu chhai-
tng koi
(ii) Kun-yam miu chai-
thong
223 Wayang Street ...
(i) Pek-ki-lin tui-bin
hi-hng koi
(i) Pak-khei-lun tui-
min hei-yiin kai
(ii) Thung-chai yi-yiin
kai
224 Weld Road
Kam-kong ka poh
Kam-pong ka-pok
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &o. 141
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
‘ First lane opposite the Selegie Road pawn¬
shop.’
(cf Nagapa Lane.)
(i) ‘Back horse-carriage road.’
(As distinct from the main street i.e. North
Bridge Road.)
(ii) ‘ The second Horse road in Kampone
(Glam.)
•;§§'£*
‘ Beside the Seng Ong temple in Tanjong
Pagar.’
(i)‘The street in ‘ Bencoolen ’ where the
Vegetarians’ Hall is.
(ii) ‘The Vegetarians’ Hall near the tem¬
ple of the goddess ‘ Kun Yam ’ or
‘Kwanlm.’
(i) ‘ Theatre street opposite the Chinese
Protectorate.’
(cf Canal Road.)
(ii) ‘Thang Chai Hospital street.’
‘There is a Chinese Hospital in the street.*
Kampong Kapor.’
(see Dunlop Street.)
R. A. Hoc., No. 42, 1904.
142
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, ‘fee.
English.
Hokkien. 1
Cantonese.
225 Wilkie Road
(i) Ji-ong sua n kha ti
tek-kha kki
(ii) Yi-wong shan keuk
yau chuk-tsai keuk
hui
Bridges ,
1. Ca*renagh
Hai-Ki 11 thih tiau-kio
Hoi-pin thit tiu-khiu ...
2. Coleman
1 Yi-ma-lo khiu
3. Elgin
Tliih tiau-kio
Thit tiu-khiu
4. Kallang
Ka-lang kio
Ka-lang khiu
5. Read
1 Kam-kong ma-lah-kah
kio
Kam-pong ima-lak-kak
khiu
6. Thompson Road ...
Ang Kio
Hung khiu
Police Stations.
1. Central
It ho mata chhu „ .
Yat ho ma-ta liu
2. Kandang Kerbau...
Tek-kha ma-ta chhu...
Chuk-tsai keuk ma-ta-
liu
3. Kreta Ayer
Gu-chhia-chui ma-ta-
chhu
t Ngau-chhe-shui ma-ta-
liu
4. Marine
Hai-kuan ma-ta chhu
Hoi-kwan ma-ta liu ...
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
143
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
(i) & (ii) 4 Foot of 2nd Governor’s hill going
up from Selegie Road.’
WrfHr|&J»|ij3E-
*
(See Sophia Road. This is descriptive more
than an actual name. There is no
name for the street.)
4 Iron suspension bridge by the sea shore.’
4 Iron suspension bridge ’
liUtR
4 Kallang bridge.’
4 Kampong Malacca bridge.’
4 Red bridge.’
JitmtE-
4 No. 1 Police house.’
4 Selegie Road District Police house.’
4 Water cart Police house.’
JitrJSlS/#
4 Sea office Police house '
R. A. Soc., No. 42, 1904.
144
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
5. New Bridge Road...
Sin pa-sat ma-ta chhu
San pak sak ma-ta liu
6. Orchard Road
Tang-leng ma-ta chhu
Tang-leng ma-ta liu ...
7. Roehore
Go-cho ma-ta chhu ...
Lo-cho ma-ta liu
8. Sepoy Lines
Si-pai po ma-ta chhu ...
Si-pai-lin ma-ta liu ...
Government buildings
and other public
offices ,
Chinese Protectorate
(i) Pek-ki-lin
(i) Pak-khei-luu
(i ) Tai-jin ge
(iii) Phai Kwun
Colonial Secretary’s
Office
Ji-ong ge-mng
Yi peng-thau nga-mun
Court of Requests ...
(i) Tho-gun po-le
(ii) Lo-ngau nga-mun...
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145
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
JttTJlilBfr
Jitr.ilfff
‘New market Police house.’
1 Tanglin Police house.’
‘ Rochore Police house.’
c Sepoy plain (or ‘ lines’) Police house.’
mma
(i) ‘ Pickering.’
(After Mr. W. A. Pickering, C. M. G., the
first Protector of Chinese).
Si A A
(ii) e Tai-jin’s office.’
(Tai-jin, literally ‘ great man,’ is a term of
respect for officials, specialised in the
Straits for officials of the Chinese
Protectorate).
(iii) ‘ Licence Office.’
(This refers mainly to the fact that brothels
were licenced under the C. D. 0. the
name however still survives.)
4 Second governor’s office.’
(i) ‘Sue for money Court.’
(ii) ‘ Sue for money office.’
R. A. Soc. No. 42. 1904
146
CHINESE NAMES ')F STREETS, &c.
English.
Hoklden.
Cantones.
Gaol
(i) Kha-khu keng
(ii) Kam-fong
General Hospital
(i) Ong-ke pe n chhu ...
(ii) Lo-kun chuu
(iii) Tai yi-yiin
Government House ...
(i) Toa-ong chhu
(ii) Tai peng-thau chii-
ka
Land Office
(i) Ga-lan Kuan
(ii) Tei-shui sz
Lunatic Asylum
(i) Siau-lang keng
(ii) Tin-fong
Magistracy
Po-le
Po-lei-sz
Marine Office
(i) Hai kuan
(ii) Shun cheng theng
Jour. Straits Branch
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
147
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
mu m
(i) 4 Ankle-fetters building/
mm
If PA
mm#*
(ii) 4 Prison-room/
(i) 4 Government sick house.’
(ii) 4 Doctor’s house.’
(iii) 4 Great medical hall.’
(i) 4 Governor’s house.’
(ii) ‘Governor’s private house.’
DIM
W
mu
(i) 4 Grant Office.’
(ii) 4 Land tax Official.’
(ij 4 Mad person’s buildings.’
(ii) 4 Mad room.’
4 Police (Court).’
(It is said that this name was originally
given to the Central Station, which
formerly stood where the Court now
stands. )
mm
(i) 4 Sea office. ’
(ii) Ship management hall’.
R. A. Soc., No. 42, 1904.
148 CHINKS Li NAMES <>E STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkier.
1
Cantones.
Municipal Office
... Kang-po-kek
Ivung-po-kuk
Police Office
.. Toa-kau-thau-e ge-mng
Tai kang-thau nga-mun
Post Office ... (i) Phue kuan
(ii)Tai shu-sun kwun
Singapore Railway Hue-chhia thau ... Fo-chhe tliau
Station
Supreme Court ... Toa kok
... Taikot
Tan Tok Seng’s Hosp- (i) Nam-seng hue- hug
ital pi n
ii) Thia"-kha keng
(iiij Lan-keuk kwun ...
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
149
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
• Board of works’ office.’
; ‘ Chief big dog’s office or Chief Inspector’s
office.’
J (Pelice officers are apparently all ‘ dogs’, for
all those above the rank of Sergeant are
called ‘ big dogs ’; the Cantonese use
another idiom : ‘ foreman ’, the same
word as is used in speaking of an
oveiseer or mandore. )
mu
t^Slr:k
WMik
(i) ‘ Letteroffice.’
(ii) ‘ Big letter-office.’
‘Fire-carriage head.’
‘ Big Court.’
(‘ Kok ’ or ‘ Kot ’ is not Chinese, but an
imitation of ‘ Court’.)
(i) ‘ Beside Nam Seng Rower garden.’
(Nam Seng was the chop of the Chinaman
known to Europeans in Singapore as
as Whampoa, i.e. Mr. Ho ah Ivee C. M.
G., former owner of the property known
as Bendemeer on Serangoon Road. )
(ii) ‘ Sore feet (or legs) building.’
ffiJM
(iii) ‘ Broken leg office’.
R. A. Soc., No. 42, 1904.
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CHIN FSK NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
II Chinese names of country districts
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
1. Alexandra Road ...
(i) Chui-bo lai
(ii) Lau-chi kha
(iii) Sang khau tia n ...
2. Balestier Road
(i) Go-cho toa-peh-kong
(ii) O-kio
(iii) Wu-hap thong ...
3. The Barracks (Tang*
lin)
Tang-leng peng-pang
Tung-leng peng-fong
4. Bedoh
But-lok
...
5. Blakang Mati
Gia-kang ma-ti
...
6. Botanical Gardens...
(i) Ang-mo hue-hng ...
(ii) Wong-ka fa-yiin...
7. Bukit Timah
Be-chhia lo-bue
...
8. Chancery Lane
Sang-chiau
...
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
151
in Singapore Island, and the Vicinity.
Chinese Characters. Remarks as to Meaning.
I Hi_____ _
I ‘Within the water (rice) mill.’
‘Footofthesirili’ i e. ‘near the Sirihgardens.’
‘ Two boiling pans ’—the ‘ tia n ’ is the pan
used for boiling gambier—the planters
in the Alexandra Road district used
two pans instead of one. I fcuppose
there was some difference in Ike pre¬
paration of the gambier.
‘ Rochore Temple.’
‘ Black Bridge.’
‘ Taro pond.’
‘ Tanglin Soldier’s rooms.’
KB-S.
(i) ‘European flower-garden.’
(ii) ‘ Government flower-garden.’
‘ End of the horse-carriage road.’
‘ Two birds,’ referring to the eagles on the
gateway of the drive leading to
R.A Soc., No. 42, 1904,
152
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
i
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
9. Changi
Chiang-gi ...
10. Chua Chu kang ...
(i) Ckua-chu kang
(ii) Kang-kia 11
11. Fort Canning Hill
Ong-ke sua n ...
Wong-ka shan
12. Government Hill
(i) Toa-ong sua n
...
(ii) Peng-thau shan ...
13. Holland Road
Hue-hng au
14. Jurong
Yu-long
15. Kampong Bharu...
(i) Sin kam-kong
San kam-pong
(ii) Sin sua n
...
16. Keppel Harbour...
Sit-lat mng
Shek-lat mun
Chha-tin ma-thau
17. Kranji
Ka-lan-ji
18. Mandi
Man-1 i
19. Morai
Meng-sun kang
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153
%
CIIINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
JeL-S^-
lii^I
LU3E*
■&ih&
|1| IS
PWi
mm
Mohamed Alsagoff’s house at the
Thomson Road end of Chancery Lane.
1 Chua-chu creek ’
‘Little creek.’
‘ Government Hill,’ as it formerly was.
(i) & (ii) £ Governor’s Hill.’
‘ Behind the flower : garden.’
(i) ‘ New Kampong.’
(ii) ‘New hill or plantation.’
‘ Singapore gate.’
‘ Jardine’s wharf’ i.e. the Borneo wharf.’
‘ Meng-sun creek.’
R. A. Soc., No. 42, 1904.
154
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
20. Pandan Besar
Toa pan lan
Tai pan-lan
21. Pandan kechil
Sio pan lan
Siu pan-Ian
22. Pasir Panjang
Hong-heng sua n
23. Ponggol
Phong-hut
24. Pulau Brani
San chii-shek tui-min
Chha-tin ma-thau tui-
min
25. Pulau Obin
Chioh-sua n
26. Pulau Tekong ...
Ti-kong
27. Selitar
Chan-chu kang
28. Serangoon
Au-kang
29. Serimbun
Bu-kho kang
30. Siglap
Gi-lap
31. Tanjong Gol
Tanjong gu-thau
32. Tanjong Katong...
Ka-tong
33. Tanjong Rhu
(i) Tan-jiong gu
(ii). Sha-tsui
Jour. Straits Branch
CHINESE NAMES OF STHEKTS, &c.
155
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
lUUM
‘ Hong Heng’s plantation.’
4 Opposite the new tin smelting.’
‘Opposite Jardine’s jetty.’
ihs
4 Stone hill.’
4 Chan-chu creek.’
4 Back creek.’
itwse
fHJ*
4 Bu-kho creek.’
Pith
(ii) 4 Sand spit.’
R .A Soc., No. 42, 1904.
156
CHINESE Names OF STREETS„:&c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
34. Teluk Blanga
Sit-lat mng
Sai pak mun
35. Thomson Road
Reservoir
(i) Chui-tham thau ...
1
(ii) Tai shui thong ...
36. Tiong Bharu
O-chhai ling
37. Ulu Pandan
Sang-leng
38. Wayang Satu
Toa pa-io ...
Ill Chinese names of Streets and
1. Bandar Hilir
Ban-i-bit
Yi-bit ..
2. Bandar Kaba
(i) Ban-la ka-ba
(ii) Khau-chheung kai
3. Blacksmith Street
Kap-pan koi
Kap-pan kai J
Jour, Straits Brai cli
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
157
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
cf. 4 Keppel Harbour’:—Sai-pak mun means
4 north-west gate.’
(i) 4 Water pond head.’
(ii) 4 Big water lake.’
4 Taro vegetable garden.’
hmW
4 Two hills.’
IPBA
4 Big swamp. ’ Pa-io is the Malay word
4 paya’ swamp.
Districts in Malacca town.
n^*
ii) “ Khau ” means ‘bill’ and 44 chhaung ”
means 4 area ’ or 4 open space ’ and the
name is given because the cricket-
ground adjoins the street.
It is not clear why the name 44 Kap-pan
street” should be given unless 44 Kap-
ppn-kai ” is a corruption of or substi¬
tute for 44 Kap-ma kai ” which would
mean 44 box street.” There are a
number of box-makers’ shops in the
street.
11. A. Soc,, No.42, 19 4
1 53
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Canotnese.
4. Bukit China
Sam-po chi n
Sam-pau cheng
5. Bunga Raya
Bong-ga la-ia
Mong-nga la-ye
6. 1st Cross Street ...
(i) Kit-ling-a koi
(i) Kat-leng kai
-
(ii) Pat-chi-lan
(iii) Poh-bian
Juur. Straits Brand)
CHINESE NAMES of STREETS, &c.
159
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
4k
111
4 Sampo’s wells.’
(There are wells at the foot of Bukit China
and the name of 44 Sampo’s well ” is
is given to them, because there is a
legend, in which the Chinese believe,
that a Eunuch of the Ming Dynasty-
visited Malacca and dug these wells.
Similarly the old Fort is called 44 Sam-
po-kong Sia n , 4 the fort of Sam-po,’ and
there are various other names locally
connected with the legend of Sam-po’s
visit.)
HfW4H
(i) 4 Kling Street.’
(The chetties and Kling cloth-shop-keepers
live at the northern end of the street.)
mm
(ii) 4 Eight mansions.’
(Chi-lan is the name of a flower and 4 chi-
lan chi shat ’ means according to Eitel
44 mansion of brightness and virtue,”
apparently a complimentary expression.
The reason why this name was given
is lost in obscurity.)
t&m
(iii) This name is given to the part near
near the landing-place. It is the
Malay 4 pabeyan ’ or 4 pebiyan ’ a
4 customs-house ’ or 4 wharf ’ (see
Wilkinson’s Malay Dictionary.)
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160
CHINESE NAMES uF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
7. 2nd Cross Street ...
(i) Ku pa-sat
(ii) Kiau-keng khau ...
(i) Kau pa-sat
8. 3rd Cross Street ...
Hai san kongsi koi ...
Hai san kong sz kai...
9. 4tsh Cross Street ...
Chui-sien rang
Shui-sin mun
10. Goldsmith Street
(i) Kam-kong ke-tek ...
(ii) Kuan-im-teng koi
|
...
(ii) Kun-yam teng kai
11. Heeren Street
^i) Ho lan koi
(ii) Po siah kci
Ho-lan kai
Jour. Straits Branch
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c. [61
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
wan
(i) 4 Old market. 5
si Fan
(ii) 4 Gambling-house mouth.’
M ill & lift
4 The Haisan kongsi street.’
(The kongsi house of this society once stood
in this street)
Mm
4 Water-fairy gate.’
(So called, it is said, because there was once
a public bathing place here: cf. north
Bridge Road, Singapore. One can
only grope at the reason why a public
bathing place should be called a
44 water-fairy gate.” It is a delightful
name anyhow.)
(i) 4 Kampong Ketek. 5
(This is the Malay name.)
(ii) ‘Street of the goddess Ivuan-im’s
temple.’
(This is the common Chinese name for the
street derived from the large temple
in the street.)
mm
i (i) 4 Dutch street.’
, (There were Dutch residences here in the
old days.)
m®
(ii) 4 Precious metal street.’
(This name is not common and I cannot
explain the meaning.)
ft. A. Soc., No. 42, 1904
162 CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
12. Java Lane
(i) Ma-kau koi
|
(ii) Sin koi
(ii)Sankai
13. Jonker Street
Koi tio n koi
Kai chuen kai
14. Kampong Pantai...
Kam-kong pan-tai
Pan-tai
15. Klebang Besar ...
16. Klebang Keckil ...
17. Ivubu Road
Kit-lai-bong but sat ...
Kit-lai-bong kit-chik
i
1 Ku-bu kak
i
Sai kat-leng-Avang
Tai kat-leng-wang
Ku-wu kai
18. Mill Road
(i) Si-pai po
Jour Straits Branch
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c. 163
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
(i) ‘ Ma-kau street.’
(So called because the Cantonese prostitutes
live in the street; cf. Hongkong street,
Singapore.)
(ii) ‘New Street.’
(It is a remarkable coincidence that Cam¬
pbell street, Penang, Fraser street,
Singapore and Javalane, Malacca,—all
streets connected largely with houses
of ill fame—are all known to Chinese
as ‘new street.’)
(i) ‘ Cock-pit street.’
(So called because a cockpit ‘ glangang ’
used to exist here.)
‘ Kampong Pantei, ’ i.e., the village on the
shore. (The Chinese have simply
adopted the local name. The name is
also applied to the adjoining ends of
2nd and 4th Cross streets.)
rfc^M±cj£
n o v c
(The Hokkiens use transliterations of the
Malay name, but the Cantonese trans¬
late into ‘ Big’ and ‘Little ’ Klebang.
‘ Kubu corner.’ ‘Kubu street.’
ram#
(4) ‘ Sepoys’ plain.’
(The sepoys’ barracks were formerly in this
street.)
R. A. Soc., No. 42, 1904.
164
CHINESE NAMES OE STREETS,. &C.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
(ii) Sin pa-sat
v ii) San pa-sat
(iii) Sa-kak po
...
19. Riverside
(i) Ho-lan chhiu kha ...
(ii) Tai-chung kai
(iii") Pa-sat kliau
...
(iv) Sin koi au
(iv) San kai hau pin ...
20. Trangkerah
Tang koi lak
Tong kai la
Jour. Straits Branch
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS. &c.
165
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
imm
(ii) 4 New market.’ (The new Municipal
market is close by.)
(iii) Three-cornered plain.’
(There is a tiiangular bit of land here
used as a vehicle-stand)
mm
(i) 4 Foot of the Dutch trees.’
(The Dutch trees are the 4 sena ’ trees
which were probably introduced by
Dutch.)
:kil#T
(ii) 4 Big bell street.’
(This refers to the clock tower.)
BifiiP
! (iii) 4 Market-mouth.’
(Riverside is a long street and has various
names in various paits. This name is
given to that pait near the fish-market.)
(iv)
4 Behind Java Lane.’
R. A. Soc., Xo. 42, 1904.
166
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
IV. List of towns and villages in Negri Sembilan.
English.
Chinese.
Characters.
Remarks.
District of Seremban.
1. Ampangan ...
Tan-yung ... 1
2. Batang Benar
Pa-tang man-long
c |
3. Batang Labu
Ma-tang la-wu
4. Binjei
Min-ye ...
mu
5. Broga ...
Wu-leng-ngan ... 1
6. Bukit Putus...
Bu-kit Phu-tok
7. Bukit Tangga
Bu-kit tang-nga
8. Bukit Jelotong
Bu-kit y ii-lo-tong
9. Cliedang
Chin-tang
j
10. Gadut
Kwa-tu
A®
11. Gebok
Ngai-mok
iJI^L
12. G e d a n g
Lalang
1
Su-mau piang ...
13. Klambu
Ka-lam-bu
14. Kuala Sawah
Kwa-Ia sa-wa ...
15. Kuala Parit
Kwa-la ma-ngit
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
167
English.
Chine e.
! Characters.
16. Lenggeng ...
Song-po
xm ■
17. Liat
Fo-che thau
X0-M
18. Limbok
Lian-mok
MM
19, Linsum
Leng-sam
20. Lobak
Lo-mak
hjik
21. Mantin
San sa-tu
$r A $r>
22. Membah ..
Man-ma
23. Merabah ...
1 Mit-ya-ma
24. Nendol
Mit-tu
25. Pantai
Pan-tei
26. Paroi
Pa-mi
27. Peng kalan
Kempas
Leng-gi k o n g - j
hau
Mitp
28. Perhent i a n
Tinggi
Ship-tliiu sbak...
-hw
29. Permat a n g
Pasir
Pa-ma-tang pa -1
sia
,
30. Pahang
Thin-khau mi ...
wmm
Remarks.
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CHINESE NAMES OE STREETS, &c.
English.
Chinese.
Characters.
31. Rantau
An-tau
32. Rasak
Ah-sa
&
33. Senaweng ...
Lok thiu sliak...
A h
34. Seremban ...
(ij Sai-lam-ban
(ii) Fu-yong
35. Setul
Lo-sa-tu
36. Sikamat
Sio kam-mit ...
37. Siliau
! Sai-liau
mn
38. Sungei Pajam
Kong sang san-
kai-ehe3ng ...
39. Sungei Raia
Sin-kai la-ya ...
40. Tampin Ling-
gi
Tain-pin leng-gi
j&aSBE
41. Tanjonglpoh
Tan-yong I-po...
42. Temiang ...
i Cham-y ong-thau
mmt
43. Terachi
Ti-la-chi
44. Uhi Bernang
Bu-lau ... 1
£
V91
Remarks.
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English
Chinese,
District of Ktccila Pilah.
1. BatangJelai... Pa-tang ya-nai
2. Batu Bersawa Pa-tu bet-sa-wa
3. Belombong... . Man-long-wong
4. Beting ... Mit-ting
5. Bukit Lirnpit Tai-pak-kongsan
6. Johol ... Yu-ho
7. Juaseh ... Yen-ah-sia
8. Junapoli ... Yu-ma-po
9. Kumoi ... , Ku-moi
10. Kwala Gan- Kwa-langan-tam
tarn
11. Kwala Jem- Kwa-la cham-bu,
pol
12. Kwala Pilah'Pei-la
13. Langkali ... Lang-kap
14. Pasoh ... Pa-sia
15. Plangai ... Bu-lo-ng?i
Characters.
Re marks.
ST
A-fftiVlIi
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CHINESE NAMES OFiSTKEEIS, &C.
English
Chinese.
Characters.
16. Prigi Jerneh
Pi-lei-ngi
fflfclM
17. Rengo
Leng-ngo
nm
18. Rompin
Lam-pin
mm
19. Saki
Sa-ki
m
20. Selaroo
Sa-la-lo
21. Senalin
Chin-chi-1 en ...
22. Serting
Si-lo-teng
mmr
23. Tebing Ting-
gi
! Thung-pin teng-
ngi
mwrz
24. Terentang...
Ti-lan-tang .*.
25. Ulu Jelai ...
W T u-lu ya-nai ...
26. Ulu Muar ...
Wu-lu cham-ma
t
District oj Tam pin.
1. xVyer Ivuning i
1 |
Ah-ek ku-Jin ...
m
2. Batang Mala-
ka
Pa-tang ma-lak-
kah
3. Bongek
Mong-yit
mm
Remarks.
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171
English.
Chinese.
Characters.
4. Chenong
Chiu-long
Pitt
5. Chindras ...
Chin-ja-la
j&t&t
6. Gemencheh ...
Nga-man-clie ...
7. Jeram
Yit-lam
Ssi*
8. Kampon g
Batu
Kam-pong Pa-tu
9. Kendong
Kan-tung
WM
10. Keru
Ka-lu
)mn
11. Kuala Gernas
Kua-la kam-bu
iitaa
12. Kundor
Kin-chung
13. Linggi
Lin-ngi
14. Lobok China
Lo-mok chin-na
13. Makunyit ...
Ma-ku-yit
4i*r«
16. Mantai
Man-thai
17. Pedas
Muu-ta
nm
18. Pengkalan
Durian
Peng-ka-lan lo-
lin
m
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Chinese.
19. Prigi Teien- Pi-la ti-lan-tang
tang
20. Rembau ... Lam-mau
21. Repah ... | Lam-pa
22. Salak Aamah Sa-lat lo-pak ...
23. S o m p ang Seng-pang lin-
Linggi ngi
24. Tarnpin ... Tam-pin
25. Tebong ... To-bong
26. Tanjong Tan-yong kat-
Kling leng
District of Port Dickson.
1. Arang Arang Ah-lang ah-lang
Characters.
m.
2 Pagan Pinang M a-n g a n mi-
neng
Remarks.
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English.
Chinese.
Character.
Remarks.
3. Chuah
Chho-nga
Ml
4. Jimah
Ye-mok
5. Kwala Lukut
Cki-wo kong-hau
6. Labuan Belik
La-pan mi-leh...
7. Lukut
Lu-kwat . .
8. Pa sir Panjang
Pa-sia pan-yeng
9. Port Dickson
Po-tak-sun ... 1
Pu-lo a-lang ...
10. Pulau Babi
Pu-lo ma-mi ...
11. Pulau Bajudi
Bu-lo bu-chi-ti
12. Semdayan ...
Chin-ta-yin ...
13. Sempang ...
■ Si-pong
m
14. Siginting ...
Si-ngan-teng ...
mm
15. Si Rusa
Si lo-sa
WMfM
16. Tanah Merab
Chi-wo kong ...
17. Tanjong
Gemok
Tan-y o n g y e -
mok
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174
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Chinese.
Character.
i
Remarks.
18. Telok K e-
mong
To-lo kam-pong
1
District of Jelebu.
1. G u n o n g
Hantu
Khu-tung an-tu
4fvlpllr jf>
2. Jelebu
Ngi-lok-wu ...
3. Jerang
Yi-lang ...
4. Kenaboi
Kha-la-rnoi ....
5. Kongoi
Kong-ngo
6. Kwala K 1 a- Hung-mo-lau
wang
'aM
Mii
7. Peradong ...
8. Pertang
9. Semada
10. Sungei Ke-
p° n g
11. Titi
12. Titi Petal-
ling
Pa-tung ...!
mn
Bu-lo-tang ...
Se.ng kah lo-nga
Cliim-ma-la
Ti-chi kong
Ti-chi ku-ta-lin
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English.
1. Atok
2. Batu Talam
3. Batu Yon
4. Bentong
5. Budu
6. Bukit Fraser
Hokkien.
A-tok
Ba-tu ta-lam
Ha-tu yan
Bun-tong
Kwu-lu
Peh-chhiu kang
V, Chinese names of
Cantonese.
A-tuk
Ma-to ta-lam
Wa-to yin
Man-tung
Wu-lu
Pak-'su kong
7. Bukit Itam
Bu-kit i-tam
8. Bukit Roman ... Bu-kit ko-ban
9. Bukit Telaga ... Jih-si tiu
Shim-pan
Shim-pan
... Ya-sz pei
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places in Pahang.
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
5ii
Also known as “ Wun-tong.”
iWfSL
E=5llih§
‘White beard’s mining land’ (so called
after Mr. Fraser the original proprietor
of the concession now worked by the
Sempam Mining Company. Mr.
Fraser had a long white beard).
The Hokkiens use the Malay name, but
the Cantonese call this place as well
as Bukit Koman ‘ Shim-pan ’ or ‘Shim-
pan kim wo ’ the Sempam underground
mine. The Sempam river makes a
loop in the direction of these places,
though it is about two miles off at the
nearest point.
mm
(See under Bukit Itam above.)
-ww
‘Twenty four stones ’ i.e. 24 miles from
Kwala Kubu on the old bridle path.
It is 29 miles distant by the new trunk
road.
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
10. Burau
Mo-lai or Po-lai ...
Po-lai
11 Chamang
Sam-meng
Sham-mang
12 Cheka
Chek-kau
Chek-ko
13 Durian Saba tang...
Liu-lian si-ba-tang ...
Lau-lin sz-ma-tang ...
14 Gali
Ga-li
Nga-lei
15 The Gap
Jih-it tiau
Fan shui au
16 Goa
Go
Ngo
17 Kechau
, Kit-chhiu
Kat-chhau
18 Kelola
Kia-lo-la .
Kei-lo-la
19 Kuala Lipis
Lip-pi
Lip-pei
20 Kuala Medang
Kua-la mian-teng
Kua-la min-teng
21 Kuala Tembeling...
Kua-la tan-bi-ling
Kua-la tim-pok-lin ...
22 Kuantan
Kuan-tan
K wan-tan
23 Panggong
Mang-kang
Phang-kong
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Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
•»— t*
‘Twenty one mile stones’ «.<?., from Kwala
ii
Kubu.
The Cantonese name means.
W#
The character for the third syllable is ‘lui’
not ‘la’.
The characters do notrepresent the Hokkien
sounds.
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180 CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English. j
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
24 Pedah
Mun-ta
Man-ta
25 Pekan
Peh-kan
Pak-kan
26 Perting
Po-li-teng
Po-lei-teng
27 Pulau Tawar
Phu-lo ta-koa
Fu-lo ta-wa
28 Raub
Lah-nt
Lah-wut
29 Sega
Su-ga
Sz-nga
30 Selensing
Su-leng-seng
Sz-ling-seng
31 Semantan
Su-mian-tan
Sz-man-tan
32 Sempam
Sim-pan
Shim-pan
33 Sepan
Chioh-pan
Shak-pan
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181
Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
mtr
mm
T he name refers to the district where the
Perting River joins the Bentong River
and especially to the mine owned by
the Tong Shun Kongsi.
msitrm
Bfe
±3U9-
Semantan Ulu though a different place is
similarly named.
mm
The Chinese name is used for all that part
of the district on the Sempam river
between the lower part of Mr. Fraser’s
concession and the point where it flows
into the River Semantan Ulu.
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
34 Sungei Lembing ...
Lim-beng
Lam-meng
35 Tanjong Besar
Tan-yong
Tan-yung mut-sat
36 Tanom
Tan-lim
Tan-lam
37 Tebing Tinggi
Ti-peng
Tei-peng
38 Telang
Tok-leng
Tuk-lung
39 Tembeling
Tan-bi-ling
Tun-puk-lin
40 Tranum
Bun-tong-khau
Man-tung hau
41 Tras
To-lai
To-lai
42 lui
Tui
Tui
43 Ulu Dong
Long
Lung
44 Ulu Jelai
O-lo jit-lai
Wu-loyat-lai
45 Ulu Tembeling ...
O-lo tan-bi-ling
Wu-lo tiin-puk-lin
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Chinese Characters.
Remarks as to Meaning.
m
##
mm
m m
The characters do not represent the Hok-
kien sounds.
‘Bentong mouth. 5
me
m
The character in Cantonese is pronounced
‘ thui 5 .
fflusm
ms.m hit
See under Tembeiing above,
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
VI Chinese names of places in Perak.
English.
Chinese.
Bagan Serai ...
Ma-ngansek-hoi
Batu Gajah
Wa-tu nga-ye
j Characters.
Remarks.
The name is phonetic.
The Tiechius call it
{ Ma-tang sek-hai.’
mumt
Bidor
Chemor
Chenderiang
... Mi-lo
... Chii-mo
... Chek-ngo-ye n g
Enggor
Leng-lo
Gopeng
Mo-pin
Guntong
... Sz-wui-kai
Ip oh ... Pa-lo
i.e. the street or place
where people from the
Sz-wui district of the
Kwangtuiig province
live. Similarly Ma¬
cao is called O-mun
kai; and I have heard
Taipeng called Thai-
peng kai by n e w
arrivals.
This is the name by
which the Kheh and
Cantonese Chinese
have always called
Ipoh. Mr. W. D.
Barnes informs me
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185
English
Chinese.
Characters.
Remarks.
that formerly there
were two Kampongs,
one called Ipoh and
the other Paloh. In
Wilkinson’s Diction¬
ary Paloh is given
as meaning “ a hollow
filled with stagnant
water” while ‘Ipoh’
means ‘upas-tree ’.
The Europeans and
Hokkien C h i n e se
called the town which
was subseq u e n 11 y
built, Ipoh , while to
the Cantonese and
Khehs the place be¬
came known as Pa-lo .
Kampar ... Kam-po
Ivampong Kepa- Kam-pong Pan¬
yang yang
i.e. New district. This
San-kong-m u n
Kamunting
name was given by
the Chinese to Kam¬
unting because mines
were opened there
later than near Tai-
peng. Kamunting is
about 3 miles from
Taipeng.
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CHINESE NAMES OFfSTREETS, &c.
English.
Chine e.
Characters.
Remarks.
Kinta
Tai-phek-lik ...
ApjOT
i.e. Big Perak, as dis¬
tinct from Larut which
Siu-phek-lik or little
Perak. The Tiechius
call it Toa-pe-lak.
Kota
Ku-ta
Kota Bahru ...
Ku-ta ma-lu ...
Krian
.
Ko-yin
This name is also appli¬
ed to Nibong Tebal
in Province Welles-
ley.
Kuala Kangsa...
Phu-lo kong-sau
Kuala Dipang...
Mi-phang
mm
Kurau
Ku-lau
Lahat
Na-hat
Larut
Siu-phek-lik ...
The Tiechius call it ‘Slo¬
pe-lab’, and this is
more nearly the sound
of the characters.
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Characters.
Remarks.
Matang
Ma-tang
Padang Rengas
Siu-san
ik
Burning hill, because
lime stone used to be
burnt here for lime.
Papan
Kap-pan
Parit Buntar ...
Ko-yin
mm
Ko-yin is simply Krian ;
another name is sin-
ba-lai meaning the
new ‘balai’ or Police
Station, in distinction
to that at Nibong
Tebal over the border.
Polai
Po-lai
n
Pusing
Pu-sing
Salak
Sha-lak
Selama
Su-lam-ma
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CHINESE NAMES OE STREETS, &c.
English.
Chinese. Character. J
Selibin
Siit-li-ping ...
Siputeh
Pu-tei ...
Slim
Su-lam ...
Sungei Raia ...
Sung-kai la-ye £| •} &$$$$
Sungei Siput ...
(near Kuala
Kangsar)
Wo Fung kai-^M|^m
cheung
I
Sungei Siput ...
(near Kampar)
Shek-san-k e u k 1 1 j fj^jj
I
I
Sungkai ... Siing-khai
Taipeng ... jTkai-peng
Tambun ... Tam-mun
Remarks
‘Wo Fung’was a big
mining kongsi here:
Kai-eheung means
4 town ’ or more liter¬
ally ‘street-area.’
‘The foot of the (lime)
stone hill.’ The mines
are at the foot of a
limestone cliff.
Also Phek-lik-tsai.
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English.
Chinese.
Characters.
Remarks.
Tanjong Malim
Phu-lo on-n a m
Phonetic, probably from
some Malay name.
(?Pulau Anam.)
Tanjong Ram-
Hung-mo tan ...
This is usual Chinese for
butan
the Rambutan fruit.
Hung-mo or ang-mo
red-haired, so t h e
Chinaman has been
happy in his choice of
of a name for this fruit.
Tapah
Ta-pa ...j
1 fTQ
Tekka Meng-
lembu
Man-li-mong ...
nan
Teluk Anson ...
Sz-ma-tang
This is the Chinese ver¬
sion of Sa’batang. The
old port was Durian
Sa’batang 3 miles from
the present town, the
Chinese however still
use the old name. I
have heard An-sun
used on a few occa¬
sions.
Temoh
Luk-chi-pei
| i.e. Six mile-stones, be-
1 cause Temoh is six
miles from Kampar on
the road to Tapah.
Tronoh
Tun-lok
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
VII, Chinese names of places in Selangor,
English.
Chinese.
Characters.
Remarks.
Ampang
Om-pang
The village between the
3rd and4th milestones
on the Kuala Lumpur
Ampang road is Pun-
kong, i.e., ‘the half
way mines/or, ‘the
mines half-way bet¬
ween Ampang and
Kuala Lumpur.’
Bangi
Man-yi
m.
The Hokkiens call it
Ban-gi.
Batang Benar...
Pat-tang mei-na
asm*
Batu
Wa-tu
mm
Batu Tiga
Sam thiu shek ...
i.e. three (mile)-stones,
because Batu Tiga is
3 miles from Daman-
sara, where sam-pans
discharged cargo in
pre-railroad days.
Beranang
Fu-lu-ngan
1
•
This name is also ap¬
plied indiscriminately
to some other places
in the same district,
e.g., Blau and Broga.
It is apparently pho¬
netic.
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English.
Chinese.
Characters.
Remarks.
Bukit Baja
Mu-kit La-ye ...
Cheras
Chui-lai
mm
Gombak
Ngo-mak
mm
Jeram
Yi-lam
MW
Jugra
Chho-ka-la
Kajang
Ka-yeng
Handling
Kan-ching
mu
Kapor
Ka-pa
Kelumpang
Lung-pong
nn
Kepong
Kap-tung
to
Kerling
Kat-lin
m
Klang
Pa-sang
Because the Malays give
the name ‘Pasang’ to
part of the town of
Klang.
Kuala Kubu ...
(i) Kwu-mo
(ii) Sz-Nga-Ngok
i.e. Selangor in Cant¬
onese guise. Kuala
Kubu is the principal
town in Ulu Selangor,
and the Chinese have
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English.
Chinese.
Character.
Remarks.
Kuala Langat...
Nga-ngat kong-
$
n
adopted the name of
the district, and drop¬
ped the ‘Ulu, ’
i.e. the mouth of the
Kuala Lumpoi
hau
Kat-lung-po ...
‘Nga-ngat river. J Nga-
ngat=Langat ob¬
viously.
I have also often heard
Kuala Selangor
Sek-a-ngo kang-
khau
p
II
kai-(or ka-) lam-po.
These are Ho k kie n
Kuang
Kuang
sounds, representing
‘mouth of the river
Selangor/
Kuchai
Ku-tsai
Kuyau
Ko-yu
mm
Padang Javva ...
Pat-tang chiau-a
Pantai
Pan-tai
mm
Parit Tengah ...
Pa-lit Teng-a ...
Pasir Panam-
Pa-sa Pan-lam-
PE '&mM
bang
pang
M
Pasir Panjang...
Pa-sa Pan-yeng
pe wm
Petaling
Ku-ta-lin
|
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193
English.
Chinese.
Character.
Remarks.
Port Swetten-
ham
Pa-sang kong-
hau
pe^stP
See Klang ‘ Kon *-hau ’
means ‘ river i outh.’
Pudoh
Pun-shan pa ....
i.e. half (way to t h e
jungle.
Pulau Ketam ...
Rasa
Po-laukit-tam...
Lak-sii
nfl®
(in Hokkien) Rasa is in
Ulu Selangor, and
this part of Selangor
was proved by the
census to be t h e
£ Hokkien ’ part of the
■State—so the Chinese
name of the place was
a Hokkien name.
Rawang
Man-lau
mn
This may be for £ Ban¬
dar ’: part of Rawang
is known as Bandar
Bharu.
Salak (South) ...
Selangor
Ku-ta-lin Sa-lak
Sz-nga-ngok ...
ITT
M|
m
■
Most commonly by resi¬
dents outside the
State called ‘Kit-lang’
(Klang)
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English.
Chinese.
Character.
i Remarks.
Sut-lang-ngo ...
■ •'
Kit-lang
I
S$munyih
Sz-wai-yik ...
Hiffla
This is the recognised
written name. It
. m e a ns “lu cky all
round.’ The colloqui¬
al is ‘Sz-man-yik.’
SSpang
Chi-wo kong ...
‘Kong’ is a river, and
‘Chi wo’ is the chop
of a gambier and
pepper Kongsi, the
largest in that dis¬
trict.
Serdang
Sa-tang
■m
SSrendah
Seung-man-t a n
!
|
Sometimes called ‘ Sz-
man-tan. The river
at this place is called
Sungei Semantan.
Setapah ...|
Man-lung-k o n g
i
i
i
■j
!
I have not been able to
ascertain the explan¬
ation of this name.
It may have some
connection with the
name of a small river
there called ‘Sungei
Bilong.’
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English
Chinese.
Character.
Simpah
San-pa
wpb
Sungei Ayer It-
am
Sung-koi A-yi
yi-tam
Sungei Besi
San-kai- cheung
mmm
Sungei Buloh ...
Sung-khoi Phu-
lo
!
Sungei Dayong
Sung-khoi N a -
Sungei Puteh ...
J un g
Sung-khoi Phu-
thai
wmm
Sungei T e m -
Sung-khoi Tam-
paian
pa-yeng
S'*
Sungei Way ...
Sung-khoi W a i
ffiS®
Tanjong Karang
Tan-yeung k a -
lang
Remarks.
i.e. New town. Kai=
street, cheung=open
space—so that Kai
cheung appears to
mean ‘street area’
and so ‘town.’ It is
not the usual form
of expression. Su-
ngei Besi got this
name, because the
locality of the town
was changed some
years ago.
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English.
Chinese.
Characters.
Remarks.
Tanjong Malim
Fu-lo On-nam or
Phu-lo On-nam
v
This sounds like an
adaptation of a Malay
name meaning ‘sex
Islands'. But there
is no authority for
that, and it is not un¬
likely tnat it is a
Chinees attempt at
‘Ulu Bernam.'
Ulu Klang
Tliam-kong
mtc
i.e. Dull-mine—Dull in
the sense of not pros¬
perous. The miners
here met with little
luck. But more pro¬
bably another expla¬
nation is correct, viz.
that the water [of the
river at Ulu Klang
was much used for
drinking purposes,
‘tham' here meaning
‘fresh.'
Ulu Langat
Nga-ngatshan...
SfTGlll
( ‘Shan’ practically cor¬
responds to ‘ Ulu '—
up-country.
Ulu Selangor ...
U-lau Siit-lang-
ngo
See under Kuala Kubu.
Ulu Yam
Wa-tu- a-jam...
There is said to be a
rock (batu) which
serves as a landmark.
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VIII. Chinese names of places most of which have com¬
mercial or other connections with the Straits Settlements.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
Character.
Acheen
America 1
A-che • - > ...
Bi-kok
Che-fau
Mei-kwok
Hue-ki-kok
Fa-khei-kwok
tmm
Amoy
E-mng . ...
j
Ha-mun
1
E-mui
!
Annam
An-nam
On-nam
%-m
Australia 2
Sin-kim-sua n ...
San-kam-shan ...
Austria
O-kok
O-kwok
mu
Bangkok 3
i
Bong-kok
Mang-kok
Siam-kia u
Im
Batavia 4
Ka-la-pa
Ba-tau-i
Ka-la-pa
Batu Pahat
Bombay
Borneo
Ba-tu Pa-hat ...
Bong-bai
Bo-nio n
i
Ma-tu-pa-hat ...
Mang-mei
Mu-neung
mm
1. Hue-ki-koh means ‘flowery flag country.’
2. Sin-kia-sua n means ‘NeAv gold fields’ as distinct from California.
3. Siam-kia n means 4 Capital of Siam.’
4. Ka-la-pa may be for the Malay word £ Kelapa,’ coconut.
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198
CHINESE NAMES OF sTUEKTS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
Character.
Calcutta
Beng-ka-la
Mang-ka-la
Ka-lei-kat-ta ...
Canton 5 6
Kng-tang
Kwong-tung ...
lift
Se n -sia n (Tiechiu)
Shang-sheng ...
ft*
Cheribon
Che n -li-bun
Cheng-lei-man...
Chifu(or Chefoo) 6 * *
Ian-tai
Yin-thoi
China
Tong-kok
Chung-kwok ...
4* ni
1
Tng-sua 11
Thong-shan
Jith
Christmas Island 7
Ka-su ma-su ...
...
Shek-tsai-fau ...
Cocob
Ku-kok
Ku-kok
Colombo
Ko-long-bo
Ko-long-mo
wm
5. Se-sia*means ‘provincial capital’—This is the expression invari¬
ably used by Tiechius—while Cantonese use the equivalent ‘Shang
Sheng.’ In the same way ‘hu-sia n ’ will be used by the people of a
prefecture to denote their prefectural city.
6. ‘Smoky fort.’ Yin Thoi’is really the name of the foreign con¬
cession’ on the opposite side of the harbour to the Chinese town of
Chi-fau and the name given to the site of the foreign concession
has ousted the real name of the place.
7. ‘Shek-tsai-fau’ means c Little stone port’, alluding to the phos¬
phate work.
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English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
Character.
Corea
Kau-li-kok
Ko-lai kwok ...
SMB
Ko-le kok
_
Cuba
Ko-pa
Ku-pa
Deli
Jit-li
Yat-lei
0 IS
Jin-li
...
Dindings 8
Pang-kok
Pong-kok
Edie
I-li
Yi-lei
is®
England '
Eng-kok
Ying-kwok
Foochow
Hok-chiu
Fuk-chau
m\
Formosa 9
Tai-wan
Thoi-wan
France
Ho-lan-se
Fat-lan-sai
Huap kok
Fat-kwok
Germany
Tek-kok
Tak-kwok
fin
Haiphong '
Hai-pong
Hoi-fong
Hoihow
Hai-khau
Hoi-hau
mu
8. ‘ Pang-kok ’ is Pangkor, the island and village at the mouth of
the Dindings river.
9. ‘Tai-wan’ is the Chinese name, meaning ‘Terraced bay. 5
R. A. Soc., No. 42, 1904.
200
CHINESE NAMES OF STKEETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
Character.
Holland
Ho-lan
Ho-lan
Hong Kong
Hiang-kong
Heung-kong ...
India 10
In-to
Kit-ling-a tso ke
(C o 11 o q u i al
Tiechiu)
Yan-to
EDS
Italy
I-tai-li
Yi-tai-lei
'
Japan
Jit-pun
Yat-pun
0 *
Jelebu
Jia-li-bu
Ya-lei-mu
!
mm
Johor 11
Yu-hut
Yau-fat
Sin-sua n
San-shan
®flll
Ja-ga (Tiechiu)...
•••
mx
K arimon
Ka-li-mun
Ka-lei-mun
ms.R
Kedah
Kit-ta
Kai-ta
%tr
Kelantan
Kit-lan-tan
Kat-lan-tan
S1W
Kopah
Ko-pa
Ko-pa
W
10. ‘Kit-ling-
colloquial.
11. ‘Sin-sua’
a tsou-ke’ means ‘Klings’ home’ : it is of course only
means ‘New hills’ or ‘New country,’ distinguishing
oh or, I suppose, from Singapore.
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English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
Charactei.
Labuan
La-buan
La-mun
mm
Langkat
Lang-kat
Lang-kat
MM
Langkawi
Phu-lo kau-ui ...
Lingga
Leng-ge
Lung-nga
w?
Malacca
Mua n lak-kah ...
Ma-lak-kak
Macao 12
O-mng
O-mun
a pi
|
O-mun-kai
Macassar
Mang-ka-siah ...
Mang-ka-sat .. .
mm
Manila
Sio-lu-song . .
Siu-lui-sung
Medan 13
Sa-wan
Sha-wan
Mergui 14
Tan-lau
...
nm
...
Tai-lau
Moulmein
Ma-tang-lien ...
wim
Mu-lu-min
12. ‘O-mun’ is tlie Chinese name for the place known to Europeans as
Macao.
13. Medan is known to Chinese as ‘Sawan’ meaning ‘Sand bay.’
14. ‘Tan-lau’ means ‘RedSirih.’ I have not been able to ascertain the
reason for this name.
R. A. Soc., No. 42, 1004.
202
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS. &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
j
Character.
Muar
Mua n -po
1
Mo-fau
mm
Muntok
Bun-to ...
Man-to
Negri Sembilan 15
Kau-chau-fu ...
Olehleh 16
A-cke
Che-fau
Padang
Toa-pa-tang
Tai-pa-tang
Pahang
Pang-bang
Pang-bang
m
Pakhoi
Pek-hai
Pak-hoi
im
Pangkor
Pang-kok
Pong-kok
«
Palembang 17 ...
Ku-kang
Kau-kong
urn
Pekin
Pak-kia n
Pak-keng
Penang 18 ...
Pin-nng-su
Pun-long-yu ...
|
Pei-nang ..'
:
San-fau
mm
Perak
Peh-lak
Phek-lek
PJfcnJJ
15. ‘Kau-chau-fu’ is only a translation of Negri Sembilan. The name
‘Eu Yung’ i.e. (Sungei) Ujong is usually given to Negri Sembilan and
all that part of the Peninsula.
16. This is ‘ Atjeli’, the Dutch name of Acheen, in Chinese form.
17. ‘ Ku-kang’ means ‘great river.’
18. ‘ San-fau’ means ‘New town :— Penang was later known to Canton¬
ese, than Singapore.
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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
203
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
Character.
Perlis 19 ...
Ka-yang
Ka-yaDg ...!
Pontianak
Khun-tian
i
Khwan-tin
±$15)
Pulo Berandan 20
Fo-shuishan ...
But-lan-tan
...
mm
Rangoon
Liang-kong
I
Yeung-kwong ...
i
Ang-kong
On-kung
Renong
Lin-long
mm.
Rhio
Liau-lai
Liu-noi
Russia
Go-lo-su ...
Ngo-lo-sz
mmm
Saigon
Sai-kong
Sai-kung
SW
Samarang
Sam-pa-lang
Sam-pa-lang ...
=PEH
Sandakan
Sin-ngia-kan ...
San-ta-kan ...
> San-ta-kan ...
Siang-hia k a n g
j ...
Oi
Sandwich Fds* 1 ...
iToa n Hiong Sua D
iThan - H e u n g
shan
San Francisco 2 2
Ku kim-Sua n ...
K a u - k a m -
1
shan
19. ‘Ka-yang' i? apparently the Malay ‘Ka-jang.’ 1 know no ex¬
planation of the name.
20. Kerosine-oil hills.
21. 4 Sandalwood hills’.
22. 4 Old gold diggings 5 as distinct from Australia.
R. A. Soc., No. 42, 1904,
204
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
Character.
Sarawak
■)
Su-la-wak
Sa-la-wak
#11
Selangor
Kit-lang
Kat-lang
Sit-lang-ngo
Su-lang-ngok ...
i
Serapong
Sa-li-pong
Sa-la-pong
Shanghai
Siang-hai
Sheung-hoi
Siam
Siam-lo
Siam-ti
| Chhim-lo...
MU
Singkep
Sin-kip
San-kap
Situl
Si-tiit
Si-to
Sourabaya
Su-li-ba
Sz-shui
I«
Si-li-buat
Siet-lei-fa
mmk
Spain 23
Toa-lu-song ... Tai-lui-sung
Swatow
Sua n -than
Shan-thau
mm
Sungei Ujong ...
Hu-jiong
Fu-yong
Tavoy
Tho-a
Tho-nga
±M
.Tebing Tinggi ...
Chiok-be teng-
n g i
Shek-ma teng-yi
23. Toa-lu-song’means ‘Big Luzon’, as distinct from Manila which is
called‘Small Luzon.’
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English.
Hokkien.
Cantonese.
Character.
Tokio 24
Tang-kia
Tung-keng
Tongkah
Kong-ka
Hung—ka
ii+n
Kham-ka
t-ft
Tang 52
Tang li
...
Wu-ehiu-tang ...
Trengganu
Teng-ka-no
Teng-nga-nu ...
T ImM
Wei-hai-wei 26 ...
Ui-hai-ui
Wai-hoi-wai ...
Yokohama 27 ...
1
Hue n -pin ... j
Wang-pan
mm
24. ‘Eastern capital. 5
25. ‘ Wu-chiu tang 5 means ‘Pepper Thang. 5
26. ‘Strong sea protection. 5
27. ‘ Cross shore. 5
Chinese Names of Streets in Singapore and Malacca,
together with a list of names of the most im¬
portant places in the F. M. S.
Some years ago the late Mr H. T.Haughton of the Straits
Settlements Civil Service compiled a list of the native names,
Chinese and Tamil, of some of the most important streets in
Singapore
Since this list was published, Singapore has grown and
streets have multiplied, so that Mr. Haughton’s list, useful as far
as it goes, is somewhat out of date.
R. A. Soc., No. 42, 1904.
£06
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &C.
I have in the previous pages endeavoured to bring it up to
date, as far as the Chinese names are concerned. To do this
satisfactorily, is impossible. Exact names for many streets do
not exist. In this respect Singapore differs from Penang, where
new streets are fewer and more easily identified. It is charac¬
teristic of the Chinese that in a matter of this kind, accuracy is
the. last thing that strikes them as essential. If you ask a China¬
man—or better still a Chinese woman—newly arrived and resident
in Singapore, where he lives, the invariable answer will be
u Singapore.” A second query will perhaps elicit information
as to the district of the town or island, but it will take many
questions before the actual address can be ascertained, though
it might have been given directly, if the person questioned had
thought that it was of any importance.
The Chinese have a happy-go-lucky way of using one ex¬
pression to describe any one of perhaps a dozen streets. Any
Chinaman living at the town-end of Bukit Timah Road, in Albert
Street, Selegie Road, near Kandang Kerbau Police Station,
Short Street, or in any of the numerous lanes in that neighbour¬
hood will, if asked where he lives, reply “ Tek Kah ” (i. e. Foot
of the bamboos), and unless cross-examined would not volun-
teei any further information, though the answer might mean
any one of a dozen streets.
The more important thoroughfares have recognised names
known to Chinese of all classes. There are. however, a number
of new and smaller streets, and it appears to me that it is im¬
portant that these should be easily identified. Especially is it
important that official interpreters should have a through know¬
ledge of the names, English and Chinese, for all the streets in
the town, a matter in which, in my experience, many Govern¬
ment interpreters are lamentably ignorant.
As already remarked, in many cases there are no Chinese
names for streets. Tanjong Pagfar and Kampong Kapor dis-
tricts are full of new roads and streets, nameless at present to
the Chinese, and defying identification. The houses are new
and often not occupied by Chinese, but Singapore is a Chinese
town and any one who has watched its growth will realise that
in all likelihood these new roads will be busy throughfares be-
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207
fore-many years are past, and sooner or later no doubt the
Chinese will find names for them. Now it seems a pity that
street-names should be multiplied unsystematically in Chinese
as well as in English, and I should like to see the Municipality
step in and take the mater in hand. Suggestions need not be
made here as to what plan should be pursued, but there are
several alternative methods, and I think something ought to be
done.
I should state that infallibility cannot be claimed for this
list. Various informants have given contradictory information.
However such as it is, it may, I hope, prove useful to any
European with a knowledge of Chinese and to any Chinaman with
a knowledge of English.
I have added the names for some of the more important
bridges, police stations and public buildings, and where I have
been able to ascertain them, the names of the country roads and
districts. Here I found it very difficult to obtain exact informa¬
tion, most of what is given having been kindly furnished by Mr.
Langham-Carter of the Land Office.
Following will be found a list some of the places with which
Singapore has connections, commercial or otherwise. This in¬
cludes the names of European States and, at the other extreme,
local coast ports.
Mr. E. A. Gardiner of the Straits Police kindly sent me a
list of the names of streets in Malacca, with some interest¬
ing notes by Mr. Go Lai Kui, the Government Interpreter
there.
And through the courtesy of various officers of the Feder¬
ated Malay States Civil Service, I have been furnished with the
Chinese equivalents for the names of the most important places
in the States.
Mr. A. M. Pountney contributed Selangor.
Mr. YV. Cowan sent the Perak names, with notes by Mr,
W. D. Barnes.
For Pahang I am indebted to the District Officers at Raub
and Kuala Lipis.
The Negri Sembilan names were supplied through Mr.
Ridges.
R. A. Soc., No.* 42, 190f.
208
CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c.
I was unable to obtain Chinese names for up-country Kam-
pongs in Malacca—there are none apparently—and the Chinese
population is comparatively thin there.
Penang and Province Wellesley have already been dealt
with in the admirable notes of Mr. Lo Man Yuk.
Finally I must express my thanks to Messrs. Ho Siak Kuan
and Leung Pui Kam of the Chinese Protectorate in Singapore
and Penang respectively, for their assistance in filling in the
Chinese characters for the names.
Penang , March , 190
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